MySQL UNINSTALL PLUGIN requires no privileges
Published May 14, 2010
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.39%
Description
The mysql_uninstall_plugin function in sql/sql_plugin.cc in MySQL 5.1 before 5.1.46 does not check privileges before uninstalling a plugin, which allows remote attackers to uninstall arbitrary plugins via the UNINSTALL PLUGIN command.
Affected products
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. These issues did not affect the versions of mysql as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, or 5.
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.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 4, 2026.
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed. Showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 2026 | 1.39% (0.01393) | 71.42th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.39% (0.01393) | 68.73th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.43% (0.00433) | 60.61th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.51% (0.00509) | 77.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.51% (0.00509) | 75.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.51% (0.00509) | 72.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (9)
- http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=51770 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/news-5-1-46.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:093 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39543 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1397-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-1621 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=590190 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-1621
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-1621
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=51770 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/news-5-1-46.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:093 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39543 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1397-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-1621 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=590190 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-1621 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-1621 |
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