Servers and applications
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…
- Severity
- Low 2.6
- Published
- 6 Oct 2008
- Last changed
- 16 Jun 2026
- Added to UpHeron
- 21 Oct 2026
- Exploit chance
- 7% in the next 30 daysHigher than 94% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 12 Nov 2026
- Weakness
- Cross-site scripting (CWE-79)
- Attack
- Over the network · Only under certain conditions · No login needed
- Attacker can
- Change some data
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N- Sources
- NVD
Description
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.
Affected software
| Software | Affected versions |
|---|---|
MySQLServers and applications · cpe:a:oracle:mysql |
All 11 release lines
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