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TI-2008-04248 Aliases CVE-2008-4456GHSA-wwgr-xr73-wm3j

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the command-line client in MySQL 5.0.26…

Priority LOW 23CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Partial · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the command-line client in MySQL 5.0.26 through 5.0.45, and other versions including versions later than 5.0.45, when the --html option is enabled, allows attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by placing it in a database cell, which might be accessed by this client when composing an HTML document. NOTE: as of 20081031, the issue has not been fixed in MySQL 5.0.67.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.07049 94th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 3 advisories

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 15

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.4VulnerableMysql
cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.30VulnerableMysql
cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.36VulnerableMysql
cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.44:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.44VulnerableMysql
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.26VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.27VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.30:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.30 sp1VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.32VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.33VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.37VulnerableOracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.4 Vulnerable ·Mysql
  • cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.30 Vulnerable ·Mysql
  • cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.36 Vulnerable ·Mysql
  • cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.44:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.44 Vulnerable ·Mysql
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.26 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.27 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.30:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.30 sp1 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.32 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.33 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.37:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.37 Vulnerable ·Oracle
Show 5 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.38VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.41VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.42:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.42VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.45:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.45VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.67:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.67VulnerableOracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.38:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.38 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.41 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.42:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.42 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.45:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.45 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.67:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.67 Vulnerable ·Oracle

Remediation

Red Hat 3 advisories

  • RHSA-2010:0110 Released 2010-02-16 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    mysql security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 mysql-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3, mysql-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3.i386, mysql-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3.ia64 +13
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 mysql-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3, mysql-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3.i386, mysql-bench-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 mysql-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3, mysql-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3.i386, mysql-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3.ia64 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 mysql-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3, mysql-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3.i386, mysql-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3.ia64 +9
  • RHSA-2009:1461 Released 2009-09-23 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat Application Stack v2.4 security and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Application Stack v2 for Enterprise Linux (v.5) httpd-2.2.13-2.el5s2, httpd-2.2.13-2.el5s2.i386, httpd-devel-2.2.13-2.el5s2 +47
  • RHSA-2009:1289 Released 2009-09-02 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    mysql security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) mysql-5.0.77-3.el5, mysql-5.0.77-3.el5.i386, mysql-5.0.77-3.el5.ia64 +17
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) mysql-5.0.77-3.el5, mysql-5.0.77-3.el5.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) mysql-5.0.77-3.el5, mysql-bench-5.0.77-3.el5, mysql-bench-5.0.77-3.el5.i386 +6

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2009:1289
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2010:0110
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2009:1289
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2009:1289
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2010:0110
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2010:0110
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2010:0110

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-4456
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wwgr-xr73-wm3j

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 8

Other 4

Sources

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