CVE-2026-55215 (GCVE-0-2026-55215)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-28 19:02 – Updated: 2026-08-28 19:02
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Title
MariaDB Connector/Node.js: Connector leaks the cleartext password to an MitM despite `ssl: true`
Summary
MariaDB Connector/Node.js is used to connect applications developed on Node.js to MariaDB and MySQL databases. Prior to versions 3.3.3, 3.4.6, and 3.5.3, when ssl is enabled without a pinned CA or server certificate, MariaDB Connector/Node.js sends credentials before completing certificate fingerprint validation. In lib/cmd/handshake/auth/handshake.js, a server that selects mysql_clear_password as the initial authentication plugin can receive the password before the post-TLS identity check. In lib/cmd/handshake/authentication.js, an authentication switch can evaluate the previous plugin instead of the requested target plugin, allowing mysql_clear_password to send the credential first. An active man-in-the-middle can present a self-signed certificate, capture the database password, and use it to authenticate directly even though the connector later rejects the server and closes the connection. This issue is fixed in versions 3.3.3, 3.4.6, and 3.5.3.
Severity
7.5 (High)
Assigner
References
9 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/mariadb-co… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/mariadb-co… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/mariadb-co… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/mariadb-co… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://hackerone.com/reports/3777370 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/mariadb-co… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/mariadb-co… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/mariadb-co… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/CONJS-349 | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| mariadb-corporation | mariadb-connector-nodejs |
Affected:
< 3.2.4
|
guessed |
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Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.
Sightings
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Nomenclature
- Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
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- Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
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- Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
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The MITRE ATT&CK techniques below are AI-generated suggestions, inferred from the description of the
vulnerability by the CIRCL/vulnerability-attack-technique-classification-roberta-base
model, served locally by ML-Gateway.
They have not been verified by an analyst and are provided for guidance only.
The approach is described in our paper Mapping CVEs to MITRE ATT&CK Techniques: A Curated Gold-Set Classifier and the Limits of LLM-Assisted Label Expansion.
The approach is described in our paper Mapping CVEs to MITRE ATT&CK Techniques: A Curated Gold-Set Classifier and the Limits of LLM-Assisted Label Expansion.
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