Medium severity · published Oct 17, 2024
CVE-2023-39593
Insecure permissions in the sys_exec function of MariaDB v10.5 allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges
5.6
CVSS
0.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Insecure permissions in the sys_exec function of MariaDB v10.5 allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges. NOTE: this is disputed by the MariaDB Foundation because no privilege boundary is crossed.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.7% · higher than 54% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MA
Mariadb · Mariadb
10.5.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-39593
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-39593
Exploit
https://github.com/Ant1sec-ops/CVE-2023-39593
Mailing List
https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Dec/39
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