MEDIUM
mysql DROP privilege not enforced when renaming tables
Published May 16, 2007
4.9
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.85%
Description
MySQL before 4.1.23, 5.0.x before 5.0.42, and 5.1.x before 5.1.18 does not require the DROP privilege for RENAME TABLE statements, which allows remote authenticated users to rename arbitrary tables.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
Configuration 2
OR
- 3.1
- 4.0
Configuration 3
OR
- 6.06
- 6.10
- 7.04
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
mysql-0:4.1.22-2.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0768
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
mysql-0:5.0.45-7.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0364
Red Hat Web Application Stack for RHEL 4
mysql-0:5.0.44-1.el4s1.1
Fixed · RHSA-2007:0894
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | mysql-0:4.1.22-2.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0768 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | mysql-0:5.0.45-7.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0364 |
| Red Hat Web Application Stack for RHEL 4 | mysql-0:5.0.44-1.el4s1.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0894 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
4.9 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication Single
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.85% 0.02848
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02848
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 2.85% (0.02848) | 86.22th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.85% (0.02848) | 84.82th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.07% (0.01074) | 75.78th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.94% (0.02940) | 77.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.07% (0.01074) | 76.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.65% (0.00649) | 80.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 11, 2024 | 0.95% (0.00953) | 83.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 26, 2024 | 0.83% (0.00828) | 81.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 3, 2024 | 0.24% (0.00245) | 64.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 2, 2024 | 0.24% (0.00241) | 62.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 9, 2023 | 0.22% (0.00216) | 58.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 27, 2023 | 0.19% (0.00193) | 55.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 21, 2023 | 0.20% (0.00201) | 56.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.19% (0.00186) | 54.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.53% (0.02528) | 81.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.53% (0.02528) | 80.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.53% (0.02528) | 58.66th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (36)
- http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=27515 x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
- http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/news-5-1-18.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.mysql.com/announce/470 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTVendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00003.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
- http://osvdb.org/34766 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBBroken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25301 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25946 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26073 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26430 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27155 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27823 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28838 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30351 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31226 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32222 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216 x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1413 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:139 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAThird Party Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0894.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0364.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0768.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/473874/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24016 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018069 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1804 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENThird Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-2691 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=241688 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34347 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1536 x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken Link
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-2691
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9559 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALThird Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/528-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-2691
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=27515 | x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory | |
| http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/news-5-1-18.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://lists.mysql.com/announce/470 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTVendor Advisory | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00003.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory | |
| http://osvdb.org/34766 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBBroken Link | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/25301 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/25946 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/26073 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/26430 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/27155 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/27823 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/28838 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/30351 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/31226 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/32222 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216 | x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1413 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:139 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0894.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0364.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0768.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/473874/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24016 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018069 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1804 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-2691 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=241688 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34347 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1536 | x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken Link | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-2691 | ||
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9559 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALThird Party Advisory | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/528-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-2691 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published May 16, 2007
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved May 15, 2007
Link CVE-2007-2691
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a