XSS in Mysql

CVE-2008-4456

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the command-line client in MySQL 5.0.26 through 5.0.45, and other versions including versions later than 5.0.45, when the --html option is enabled, allows attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by placing it in a database cell, which might be accessed by this client when composing an HTML document. NOTE: as of 20081031, the issue has not been fixed in MySQL 5.0.67.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.070 (93.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Mysql — versions 5.0.4, 5.0.30, 5.0.36
  • Oracle Mysql — versions 5.0.26, 5.0.27, 5.0.30
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

References