mysql: database privilege escalation using FILE privilege
Published Dec 3, 2012
6.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 31.66%
Description
MySQL 5.5.19 and possibly other versions, and MariaDB 5.5.28a and possibly other versions, when configured to assign the FILE privilege to users who should not have administrative privileges, allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges by leveraging the FILE privilege to create files as the MySQL administrator. NOTE: the vendor disputes this issue, stating that this is only a vulnerability when the administrator does not follow recommendations in the product's installation documentation. NOTE: it could be argued that this should not be included in CVE because it is a configuration issue.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
mysql
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
mysql
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | mysql | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | mysql | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat Product Security determined that this flaw was not a security vulnerability. See the Bugzilla link for more details.
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:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
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 1, 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 (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 31.66% (0.31664) | 98.24th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 31.66% (0.31664) | 98.06th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 88.75% (0.88755) | 99.49th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 96.55% (0.96551) | 99.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 3, 2024 | 96.16% (0.96155) | 99.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 18, 2024 | 96.44% (0.96437) | 99.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 97.27% (0.97274) | 99.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 27, 2024 | 97.23% (0.97234) | 99.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 28, 2023 | 97.31% (0.97311) | 99.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 21, 2023 | 97.33% (0.97334) | 99.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 97.36% (0.97364) | 99.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 88.25% (0.88247) | 99.80th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 88.25% (0.88247) | 99.80th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Nov 16, 2022 | 88.19% (0.88189) | 99.79th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Aug 14, 2022 | 90.13% (0.90127) | 99.83th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| May 7, 2022 | 90.76% (0.90763) | 99.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 91.49% (0.91492) | 99.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (10)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00000.html vendor-advisoryMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Dec/6 mailing-listExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/53372 third-party-advisoryBroken Link
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201308-06.xml vendor-advisoryThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/02/3 mailing-listMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/02/4 mailing-listMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5613 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=882606 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5613
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-5613
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00000.html | vendor-advisoryMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Dec/6 | mailing-listExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/53372 | third-party-advisoryBroken Link | |
| http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201308-06.xml | vendor-advisoryThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/02/3 | mailing-listMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/02/4 | mailing-listMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5613 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=882606 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5613 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-5613 |
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