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Amazon Linux 2 : mysql-connector-java (ALAS-2023-2017)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 174568
Synopsis
The remote Amazon Linux 2 host is missing a security update.Description
The version of mysql-connector-java installed on the remote host is prior to 5.1.25-3. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2-2023-2017 advisory.Vulnerability in the MySQL Connectors product of Oracle MySQL (component: Connector/J). Supported versions that are affected are 8.0.19 and prior and 5.1.48 and prior. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise MySQL Connectors.
Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of MySQL Connectors accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of MySQL Connectors accessible data and unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of MySQL Connectors.
(CVE-2020-2934)
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product security advisory.
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Run 'yum update mysql-connector-java' to update your system.See Also
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALAS-2023-2017.html
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 174568
File Name: al2_ALAS-2023-2017.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 4/20/2023
Updated: 12/11/2024
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.2
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.1
Temporal Score: 3.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-2934
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 4.4
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:mysql-connector-java
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 4/13/2023
Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/15/2020
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2020-2934