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mysql: database privilege escalation using FILE privilege

Published Dec 3, 2012

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.

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Red Hat statement

Red Hat Product Security determined that this flaw was not a security vulnerability. See the Bugzilla link for more details.

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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Dec 3, 2012
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Oct 24, 2012
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 16, 2026
Red Hat
Severity n/a
Public date Dec 1, 2012