CVE-2001-1255 describes a vulnerability in WinMySQLadmin 1.1 where the MySQL password is stored in plaintext within the my.ini file, affecting MySQL and Oracle WinMySQLadmin products. This local vulnerability (AV:L/AC:L) allows an unauthenticated attacker to gain unauthorized access to the MySQL database, potentially leading to disclosure, modification, and unavailability of data (C:P/I:P/A:P). Despite its age, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage. Its EPSS and FAUCET scores indicate a very low likelihood of exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mysql:winmysqladmin:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.23CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.