CVE-2012-5613
MySQL MariaDB File Privilege Escalationhomme
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Dec. 3, 2012, 12:49 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 1:44 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
6.4
Exploitability Score :
6.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2012-5613 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2012-5613
vulnerability.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2012-5613.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
MySQL 4.x/5.0 (Linux) - User-Defined Function (UDF) Dynamic Library (2) automation script.
Python
MySQL-Fu is a Ruby based MySQL Client Script I wrote. It does most of the stuff a normal MySQL client might do: SQL Shell, Update/Delete/Drop Database/Table, Add/Delete Users, Dump Database(s)/Table w/ option for gzip...... Plus a few extra options to make life a little easier for pentests. Includes Several builtin PHP Command Shell options as well as Pentestmonkey's PHP Reverse Shell, in addition to multiple options for file writing and reading (all files read logged locally for offline analysis later), also includes Ruby port of Kingcope's CVE-2012-5613 Linux MySQL Privilege Escalation Exploit.
Ruby
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2012-5613 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2012-5613 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00000.html Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Dec/6 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/53372 Added Reference http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201308-06.xml Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/02/3 Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/02/4 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 06, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Tag Red Hat, Inc. disputed -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
May. 17, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00000.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00000.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Dec/6 Exploit http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Dec/6 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/53372 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/53372 Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201308-06.xml No Types Assigned http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201308-06.xml Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/02/3 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/02/3 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/02/4 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/02/4 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:mariadb:mariadb:5.5.28a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.5.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:mariadb:mariadb:5.5.28a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.5.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 17, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 11, 2024
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
Mar. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Tag Red Hat, Inc. disputed -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description ** DISPUTED ** 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. 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. -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 12, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description ** DISPUTED ** 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. ** DISPUTED ** 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. -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 03, 2012
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2012-5613 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2012-5613
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Exploit Prediction
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96.28 }} -0.27%
score
0.99680
percentile