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CVE-2017-3523

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-3523 is a difficult-to-exploit vulnerability in Oracle MySQL Connector/J versions 5.1.40 and earlier, allowing a low-privileged attacker with network access to compromise the connector. This vulnerability carries a high CVSSv3 score of 8.5, indicating severe impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, and potentially affecting additional products beyond the connector itself. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 5.1.40CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:connector\/j:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

8.5HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
6.0
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.88%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
85.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0288 is in the 82nd percentile among its peer group of 1,162 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (8)

mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: mysql:mysql-connector-javaFixed in: 5.1.41
oraclepatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4Fixed in: mysql-connector-java
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2Fixed in: mysql-connector-java
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: mysql-connector-java
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: mysql-connector-java
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6Fixed in: mysql-connector-java
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss Portal 6Fixed in: mysql-connector-java

Vendor Advisories (2)

mavenGHSA-2xxh-f8r3-hvvrhigh

Improper Access Control in MySQL Connectors Java

May 13, 2022
redhatCVE-2017-3523Important

mysql-connector-java: Improper automatic deserialization of binary data (CPU Apr 2017)

Apr 21, 2017

References

debian.org / security/2017/dsa-3840
oracle.com / technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2017-3236618.html
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/97982
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry