CVE-2021-3779 (GCVE-0-2021-3779)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-06-28 16:30 – Updated: 2024-09-17 00:16
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Ruby-MySQL Gem Client File Read
Summary
A malicious MySQL server can request local file content from a client using ruby-mysql prior to version 2.10.0 without explicit authorization from the user. This issue was resolved in version 2.10.0 and later.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CWE
- CWE-610 - Externally Controlled Reference to a Resource in Another Sphere
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/2022/06/28/cve-2… | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomita Masahiro | ruby-mysql |
Affected:
2.9.14 , ≤ 2.9.14
(custom)
|
guessed |
Date Public
2022-06-28 00:00
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