Servers and applications
CVE-2012-5613
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…
- Severity
- Medium 6.0
- Published
- 3 Dec 2012
- Last changed
- 16 Jun 2026
- Added to UpHeron
- 17 Oct 2026
- Exploit chance
- 32% in the next 30 daysHigher than 98% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 12 Nov 2026
- Weakness
- CWE-16
- Attack
- Over the network · Needs a login
- Attacker can
- Read some data · Change some data · Slow it down
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P- Sources
- NVD
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.
Affected software
| Software | Affected versions |
|---|---|
MariaDBServers and applications · cpe:a:mariadb:mariadb |
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MySQLServers and applications · cpe:a:oracle:mysql |
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