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CVE-2022-39404

4.2 · MEDIUM

Vulnerability in the MySQL Installer product of Oracle MySQL (component: Installer: General).

Published Oct 18, 2022EPSS 0.35%

Overview

CVE-2022-39404 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on October 18, 2022 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.2 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.2, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

Vulnerability in the MySQL Installer product of Oracle MySQL (component: Installer: General). Supported versions that are affected are 1.6.3 and prior. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where MySQL Installer executes to compromise MySQL Installer. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of MySQL Installer accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of MySQL Installer accessible data and unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of MySQL Installer. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 4.2 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L).

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refwww.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2022.htmlRefwww.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2022.html

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-39404?

CVE-2022-39404 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on October 18, 2022 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.2 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2022-39404?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.2, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2022-39404?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2022-39404?

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