Low severity · published Apr 14, 2023
CVE-2023-29194
Vitess is a database clustering system for horizontal scaling of MySQL
2.7
CVSS
0.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Vitess is a database clustering system for horizontal scaling of MySQL. Users can either intentionally or inadvertently create a keyspace containing `/` characters such that from that point on, anyone who tries to view keyspaces from VTAdmin will receive an error. Trying to list all the keyspaces using `vtctldclient GetKeyspaces` will also return an error. Note that all other keyspaces can still be administered using the CLI (vtctldclient). This issue is fixed in version 16.0.1. As a workaround, delete the offending keyspace using a CLI client (vtctldclient).
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.8% · higher than 56% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
VI
Vitess · Linuxfoundation
before 16.0.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-29194
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-29194
Patch
https://github.com/vitessio/vitess/commit/adf10196760ad0b3991a7aa7a8580a544e6ddf88
Release Notes
https://github.com/vitessio/vitess/commits/v0.16.1/
Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/vitessio/vitess/security/advisories/GHSA-735r-hv67-g38f
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