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Fencer Vulns
high 7.1

CVE-2023-21980 json

Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: Client programs).

published 2023-04-18 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-26145

cvss
7.1
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.8%
EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 57%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: Client programs). Supported versions that are affected are 5.7.41 and prior and 8.0.32 and prior. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise MySQL Server. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of MySQL Server. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.1 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Patch / fix

  • oracle mysql 5.7.42, 8.0.33
  • oracle mysql_server 5.7.42, 8.0.33
  • mysql-5.7 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 5.7.42-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
  • mysql-8.0 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 8.0.33-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
  • mysql-8.0 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 8.0.33-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
  • mysql-5.7 Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS 5.7.42-0ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2023-21980

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • mecab RHEL 8 0.996-2.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d
  • mysql RHEL 8 8.0.36-1.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d
  • mysql-libs RHEL 8 8.0.36-1.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d
  • mysql-test RHEL 8 8.0.36-1.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d
  • mecab-ipadic RHEL 8 2.7.0.20070801-16.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d
  • mysql-common RHEL 8 8.0.36-1.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d
  • mysql-errmsg RHEL 8 8.0.36-1.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d
  • mysql-server RHEL 8 8.0.36-1.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d

red hat advisories RHSA-2024:0894RHSA-2024:1141RHSA-2024:2619

  • mysql AlmaLinux 9 8.0.36-1.el9_3
  • mysql-libs AlmaLinux 9 8.0.36-1.el9_3
  • mysql-test AlmaLinux 9 8.0.36-1.el9_3
  • mysql-common AlmaLinux 9 8.0.36-1.el9_3
  • mysql-errmsg AlmaLinux 9 8.0.36-1.el9_3
  • mysql-server AlmaLinux 9 8.0.36-1.el9_3
  • mecab AlmaLinux 8 0.996-2.module_el8.6.0+3340+d764b636
  • mysql AlmaLinux 8 8.0.36-1.module_el8.9.0+3735+82bd6c11

almalinux advisories ALSA-2024:1141ALSA-2024:0894

  • mecab Rocky Linux 8 0.996-2.module+el8.10.0+1676+9b4b6e24
  • mecab Rocky Linux 8 0.996-2.module+el8.10.0+1937+28fbbc83
  • mysql Rocky Linux 8 8.0.36-1.module+el8.10.0+1676+9b4b6e24
  • mecab-ipadic Rocky Linux 8 2.7.0.20070801-16.module+el8.10.0+1676+9b4b6e24

rocky linux advisories RLSA-2024:0894

  • mysql CBL-Mariner 2.0 8.0.33-1

azure linux advisories AZL-26220

Azure Linux vulnerability data, Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation, from https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData via OSV, under the MIT licence; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. MIT

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2023-21980 updated cvss 7.1

mysql: Client programs unspecified vulnerability (CPU Apr 2023)

  • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) mysql-libs 8.0.36-1.el9_3, mysql-test 8.0.36-1.el9_3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:1141
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) mecab 0.996-2.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d, mysql 8.0.36-1.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d, mysql-libs 8.0.36-1.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d, mysql-test 8.0.36-1.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d, mysql-common 8.0.36-1.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d, mysql-errmsg 8.0.36-1.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d, +3 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:0894
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) mysql 8.0.36-1.el9_3, mysql-common 8.0.36-1.el9_3, mysql-errmsg 8.0.36-1.el9_3, mysql-server 8.0.36-1.el9_3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:1141
  • Red Hat Software Collections for RHEL Workstation(v. 7) rh-mysql80-mysql 8.0.36-1.el7, rh-mysql80-mysql-test 8.0.36-1.el7, rh-mysql80-mysql-common 8.0.36-1.el7, rh-mysql80-mysql-config 8.0.36-1.el7, rh-mysql80-mysql-errmsg 8.0.36-1.el7, rh-mysql80-mysql-server 8.0.36-1.el7, +4 more Red Hat Software Collections for RHEL(v. 7) rh-mysql80-mysql 8.0.36-1.el7, rh-mysql80-mysql-test 8.0.36-1.el7, rh-mysql80-mysql-common 8.0.36-1.el7, rh-mysql80-mysql-config 8.0.36-1.el7, rh-mysql80-mysql-errmsg 8.0.36-1.el7, rh-mysql80-mysql-server 8.0.36-1.el7, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:2619
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 mysql, mysql-libs, mysql-test, mysql-bench, mysql-server, mysql-embedded Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 mariadb, mariadb-libs, mariadb-test, mariadb-bench, mariadb-server, mariadb-embedded Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Judy, galera, mariadb, mariadb-pam, mariadb-test, mariadb-backup, +8 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 mariadb, mariadb-pam, mariadb-test, mariadb-backup, mariadb-common, mariadb-errmsg, +6 more Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens) mariadb, mariadb-libs, mariadb-test, mariadb-common, mariadb-config, mariadb-errmsg, +3 more Red Hat Software Collections rh-mariadb103-mariadb, rh-mariadb105-mariadb, rh-mariadb105-mariadb-pam, rh-mariadb103-mariadb-test, rh-mariadb105-mariadb-libs, rh-mariadb105-mariadb-test, +32 more
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
2 y ago

Exploit prediction

0.83% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 57% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • Oracle Corporation MySQL Server

Classification

Weakness
Technology feeds

References

Sources

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