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CVE-2012-5613· NVD / CVE Program· CNA redhat

MySQL 5.5.19 and possibly other versions, and MariaDB 5.5.28a and possibly other versions, when configured to assign the FILE privilege to u

MySQL 5.5.19 and possibly other versions, and MariaDB 5.5.28a and possibly other versions, when configured to assign the FILE privilege to users who should not have administrative privileges, allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges by leveraging the FILE privilege to create files as the MySQL administrator. NOTE: the vendor disputes this issue, stating that this is only a vulnerability when the administrator does not follow recommendations in the product's installation documentation. NOTE: it could be argued that this should not be included in CVE because it is a configuration issue.

MediumCVSS 6.0 · v2.0—Weaponized No fix recorded
Published
Dec 3, 2012
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
31.7% · 98th percentile
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CVSS
24 / 40 · 6.0 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
9 / 30 · 31.7%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
mariadbmariadb
oraclemysql
linuxlinux kernel

Affected versions

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  • oracle mysql5.5.19

Same product

mariadb: all records

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Remediation

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Exploit status

Weaponized

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Evidence

  • Metasploit module ×2
  • Exploit-DB entry ×3
  • Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub ×2

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Exploit-DB entrylocal2012-12-02
Exploit-DB entryremote2015-01-13
Exploit-DB entryremote2012-12-06
Metasploit moduleexploit/windows/mysql/mysql_mofOracle MySQL for Microsoft Windows MOF Executionexploit2012-12-01
Metasploit moduleexploit/windows/mysql/mysql_start_upOracle MySQL for Microsoft Windows FILE Privilege Abuseexploit2012-12-01
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:32013-02-09
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:02018-06-14

Research context

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Timeline

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  1. Metasploit-2 d
  2. First PoC-1 d
  3. Published
  4. TodaySep 30, 2026+5049 d
EPSS, last 120 days

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Patch and commit links

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

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Technical details

Attack conditions

    If successful

    Confidentiality
    P · data can be read
    Integrity
    P · data or configuration can be modified
    Availability
    P · the service can be disrupted
    Attack complexity
    M
    Confidentiality impact
    P
    Integrity impact
    P
    Availability impact
    P

    Weakness class (CWE)

    CWE-16 · Configuration

    CVSS vector

    AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

    nvd-primary

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    References

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