Intel/AIKIDO-2024-10020
mysql2
AIKIDO-2024-10020
mysql2 is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution (RCE)
Remote Code Execution (RCE)CVE-2024-21508 Published Apr 10, 2024
85
High Risk
This Affects:
mysql20.0.1 - 3.9.3
Fixed in 3.9.4Are you affected? Scan for Free
TL;DR
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Remote Code Execution (RCE) via the readCodeFor function, due to improper validation of the supportBigNumbers and bigNumberStrings values. This vulnerability is exploitable when using user-defined database connections.
Who does this affect?
You are affected if you are using a version of this package = 3.9.3.
Background info
mysql2 is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution (RCE) in versions 0.0.1 - 3.9.3.
How to fix this
Upgrade the mysql2 library to the patch version.
Links
GitHub Release
Other
blog.slonser.info/posts/mysql2-attacker-configuration/https://blog.slonser.info/posts/mysql2-attacker-configuration/
github.com/sidorares/node-mysql2/blob/1609b5393516d72a4ae47196837317fbe75e0c13/lib/parsers/text_parser.js%23L14C10-L14C21https://github.com/sidorares/node-mysql2/blob/1609b5393516d72a4ae47196837317fbe75e0c13/lib/parsers/text_parser.js%23L14C10-L14C21
security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-MYSQL2-6591085https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-MYSQL2-6591085
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