CVE-2008-7247

Description

sql/sql_table.cc in MySQL 5.0.x through 5.0.88, 5.1.x through 5.1.41, and 6.0 before 6.0.9-alpha, when the data home directory contains a symlink to a different filesystem, allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions by calling CREATE TABLE with a (1) DATA DIRECTORY or (2) INDEX DIRECTORY argument referring to a subdirectory that requires following this symlink.

Risk Information

Base Score

6.5

MODERATE

Vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

EPSS Score

Exploitation Probability

0.245

Associated Vulnerability

Vulnerability	OS Platform
Multiple vulnerabilities affected in Mysql 6.0.9	Windows
Multiple vulnerabilities affected in Mysql 6.0.9 (For Linux)	Linux

Patch Details

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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234