VulnerabilityDeferred
CVE-2024-21508
Versions of the package mysql2 before 3.9.4 are vulnerable to Remote Code Execution (RCE) via the readCodeFor function due to improper validation of the supportBigNumbers and bigNumberStrings values.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 2.55%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.55%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Versions of the package mysql2 before 3.9.4 are vulnerable to Remote Code Execution (RCE) via the readCodeFor function due to improper validation of the supportBigNumbers and bigNumberStrings values.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.55% probability · 84th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-94
- Source
- report@snyk.io
References
- https://blog.slonser.info/posts/mysql2-attacker-configuration/
- https://github.com/sidorares/node-mysql2/blob/1609b5393516d72a4ae47196837317fbe75e0c13/lib/parsers/text_parser.js%23L14C10-L14C21
- https://github.com/sidorares/node-mysql2/commit/74abf9ef94d76114d9a09415e28b496522a94805
- https://github.com/sidorares/node-mysql2/pull/2572
- https://github.com/sidorares/node-mysql2/releases/tag/v3.9.4
- https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-MYSQL2-6591085
- https://blog.slonser.info/posts/mysql2-attacker-configuration/
- https://github.com/sidorares/node-mysql2/blob/1609b5393516d72a4ae47196837317fbe75e0c13/lib/parsers/text_parser.js%23L14C10-L14C21
- https://github.com/sidorares/node-mysql2/commit/74abf9ef94d76114d9a09415e28b496522a94805
- https://github.com/sidorares/node-mysql2/pull/2572
- https://github.com/sidorares/node-mysql2/releases/tag/v3.9.4
- https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-MYSQL2-6591085
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.