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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2020-14878

Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: Server: Security: LDAP Auth).

HIGH 8.0EPSS 1.20%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.20%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: Server: Security: LDAP Auth). Supported versions that are affected are 8.0.21 and prior. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with access to the physical communication segment attached to the hardware where the MySQL Server executes to compromise MySQL Server. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of MySQL Server. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 8.0 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

CVSS 3.1
8.0 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
1.20% probability · 66th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
oracle/mysql
Source
secalert_us@oracle.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.