CVE-2008-7247 describes a vulnerability in MySQL versions 5.0.x, 5.1.x, and 6.0, where authenticated users can bypass access restrictions. This occurs when the data home directory contains a symlink to another filesystem, allowing CREATE TABLE statements with DATA DIRECTORY or INDEX DIRECTORY arguments to reference subdirectories via this symlink. The vulnerability has a CVSS v2 score of 6.0 (Medium), indicating it can be exploited remotely with medium complexity by an authenticated attacker, potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
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