CVE-2002-1809 describes a critical vulnerability in default installations of MySQL 3.23.2 through 3.23.52 on Windows, where the root user is configured with a NULL password. This allows remote, unauthenticated attackers to gain full administrative access to the MySQL database. The vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.5, indicating a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not currently on the KEV catalog or showing active widespread exploitation, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, and its high FAUCET Risk Score of 93/100 underscores its significant danger despite limited community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.23.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.23.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.23.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.23.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.23.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.23.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.23.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.23.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.23.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.23.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.