Missing authentication in Oracle MySQL Connectors
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Security bypass, SQL injection
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-306 and CWE-89.
Summary
Vulnerability in the MySQL Connectors product of Oracle MySQL (component: Connector/Python). Supported versions that are affected are 9.0.0 and prior. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise MySQL Connectors. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of MySQL Connectors. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.5 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oracle | MySQL Connectors | up to 9.0.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | mysql-connector-python (PyPI) | before 9.1.0 | 9.1.0 | Patch available | GHSA-hgjp-83m4-h4fj |
- MySQL Connectors VendorOracle Affected up to 9.0.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- mysql-connector-python (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 9.1.0 Fixed in 9.1.0 Patch available GHSA-hgjp-83m4-h4fj
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-hgjp-83m4-h4fj mysql-connector-python (PyPI) Fixed in 9.1.0 Advisory →
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
Oracle MySQL Connectors — oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2024.html
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2024-14037 Incorrect authorization in Oracle MySQL ConnectorsPriority LOW 36
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-21272
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hgjp-83m4-h4fj
References
More Oracle Mysql vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-02794 Vulnerability in the MySQL Server component of Oracle MySQL (subcomponent: Server… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2016-05707 Oracle MySQL through 5.5.52, 5.6.x through 5.6.33, and 5.7.x through 5.7.15; MariaDB… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2003-00723 Buffer overflow in get_salt_from_password from sql_acl.cc for MySQL 4.0.14 and earlier… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.0
- TI-2020-04444 RFD Attack via "Content-Disposition" Header Sourced from Request Input by Spring MVC or Spring WebFlux Application CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2008-00208 Multiple buffer overflows in yaSSL 1.7.5 and earlier, as used in MySQL and possibly other… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2020-01888 Segmentation fault in SSL_check_chain CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2024-21272 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-21272 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hgjp-83m4-h4fj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2024-21272 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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