MySQL command-line client cross-site scripting
| mysql-commandline-xss (45590) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
MySQL is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of HTML special characters by the command-line client. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using a data table to inject malicious JavaScript into a Web page which would be executed in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, once the page is viewed. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 2.8 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | High |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | None |
| Temporal Score: | 2.1 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Apply the patch for this vulnerability (bug27884.patch), available from MySQL Bug #27884. See References.
For other distributions:
Apply the appropriate update for your system. See References.
References:
- Apple Web site: About the security content of Security Update 2010-002 / Mac OS X v10.6.3.
- BugTraq Mailing List, Tue Sep 30 2008 - 03:29:38 CDT: MySQL command-line client HTML injection vulnerability.
- Henlich schreibt Advisory, 2007-04-17: MySQL command-line client HTML injection vulnerability.
- MySQL Bug #27884: mysql --html does not quote HTML special characters in output.
- MySQL Web site: MySQL Downloads.
- BID-31486: MySQL Command Line Client HTML Special Characters HTML Injection Vulnerability
- 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.
- DSA-1783: mysql-dfsg-5.0 -- multiple vulnerabilities
- MDVSA-2009:094: mysql
- MDVSA-2009:326: mysql
- RHSA-2009-1289: Moderate: mysql security and bug fix update
- RHSA-2009-1461: Important: Red Hat Application Stack v2.4 security and enhancement update
- RHSA-2010-0110: Moderate: mysql security update
- SA32072: MySQL HTML Output Script Insertion Security Issue
- SUSE-SR:2009:014: SUSE Security Summary Report
- USN-897-1: MySQL vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Apple Mac OS X Server 10.6
- Apple Mac OS X Server 10.6.1
- Apple Mac OS X Server 10.6.2
- Canonical Ubuntu 6.06 LTS
- Canonical Ubuntu 8.04 LTS
- Canonical Ubuntu 8.10
- Debian Debian Linux 4.0
- Debian Debian Linux 5.0
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2008.0
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2008.0 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2008.1 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2008.1
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 4.0
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 4.0 X86_64
- Mandriva Linux 2009.0
- Mandriva Linux 2009.0 X86_64
- MySQL MySQL 5.0
- MySQL MySQL 5.0.1
- MySQL MySQL 5.0.18
- MySQL MySQL 5.0.19
- MySQL MySQL 5.0.2
- MySQL MySQL 5.0.20
- MySQL MySQL 5.0.21
- MySQL MySQL 5.0.22
- MySQL MySQL 5.0.22.1.0.1
- MySQL MySQL 5.0.27
- MySQL MySQL 5.0.3
- MySQL MySQL 5.0.33
- MySQL MySQL 5.0.37
- MySQL MySQL 5.0.4
- MySQL MySQL 5.0.44
- MySQL MySQL 5.1.10
- MySQL MySQL 5.1.11
- MySQL MySQL 5.1.12
- MySQL MySQL 5.1.13
- MySQL MySQL 5.1.14
- MySQL MySQL 5.1.15
- MySQL MySQL 5.1.16
- MySQL MySQL 5.1.17
- MySQL MySQL 5.1.23
- MySQL MySQL 5.1.5
- MySQL MySQL 5.1.6
- MySQL MySQL 5.1.9
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 AS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 ES
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 Desktop
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 WS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4.8.z AS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4.8.z ES
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 5 Client
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 5 Client Workstation
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 5
- RedHat RHEL Application Stack 2
Reported:
Apr 17, 2007
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