First published: Mon Dec 10 2007(Updated: )
MySQL 5.0.x before 5.0.51a, 5.1.x before 5.1.23, and 6.0.x before 6.0.4 does not update the DEFINER value of a view when the view is altered, which allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges via a sequence of statements including a CREATE SQL SECURITY DEFINER VIEW statement and an ALTER VIEW statement.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
MySQL Server | =5.0.0 | |
MySQL Server | =5.0.1 | |
MySQL Server | =5.0.2 | |
MySQL Server | =5.0.3 | |
MySQL Server | =5.0.4 | |
MySQL Server | =5.0.5 | |
MySQL Server | =5.0.5.0.21 | |
MySQL Server | =5.0.10 | |
MySQL Server | =5.0.15 | |
MySQL Server | =5.0.16 | |
MySQL Server | =5.0.17 | |
MySQL Server | =5.0.20 | |
MySQL Server | =5.0.22.1.0.1 | |
MySQL Server | =5.0.24 | |
MySQL | =5.0.41 | |
MySQL | =5.1.1 | |
MySQL | =5.1.2 | |
MySQL | =5.1.10 | |
MySQL | =5.1.11 | |
MySQL | =5.1.12 | |
MySQL | =5.1.13 | |
MySQL | =5.1.14 | |
MySQL | =5.1.15 | |
MySQL | =5.1.16 | |
MySQL | =5.1.17 | |
MySQL | =6.0.0 | |
MySQL | =6.0.1 | |
MySQL | =6.0.2 | |
MySQL | =6.0.3 |
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CVE-2007-6303 is considered a medium severity vulnerability as it allows authenticated remote users to escalate their privileges in MySQL configurations.
To fix CVE-2007-6303, upgrade your MySQL installation to version 5.0.51a, 5.1.23, or a later version.
CVE-2007-6303 affects MySQL versions 5.0.0 to 5.0.51, 5.1.0 to 5.1.22, and all pre-6.0.4 versions.
Yes, CVE-2007-6303 can be exploited remotely by authenticated users to gain elevated privileges.
The main issue caused by CVE-2007-6303 is that the DEFINER value of views in MySQL is not updated when the view is altered, allowing privilege escalation.