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CVE-2023-21971: Vulnerability in the MySQL Connectors product of Oracle MySQL (component: Connector/J).

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 21/100)

  • Public proof-of-concept code exists (GitHub); there is no record of exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 1.4% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 73.9% of all records.
  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. Administrator privileges are required. A user must open a link or visit a page. Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.
  • Fixed version: mysql-connector-java (openSUSE:Leap 15.4) 8.0.32-150200.3.15.1, 8.0.33-150200.3.18.1; mysql-connector-java (openSUSE:Tumbleweed) 8.0.33-2.1.

Low priority for now. Upgrade to mysql-connector-java (openSUSE:Leap 15.4) 8.0.32-150200.3.15.1, 8.0.33-150200.3.18.1; mysql-connector-java (openSUSE:Tumbleweed) 8.0.33-2.1 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

Vulnerability in the MySQL Connectors product of Oracle MySQL (component: Connector/J). Supported versions that are affected are 8.0.32 and prior. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows high privileged 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 ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of MySQL Connectors as well as unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of MySQL Connectors accessible data and unauthorized read access to a subset of MySQL Connectors accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 5.3 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H).

MediumCVSS 5.3 · v3.1—Proof of concept Fix available
Published
Apr 18, 2023
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
1.4% · 73th percentile
CWE
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Action score

21

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
21 / 40 · 5.3 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 1.4%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
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CNA · oracle
5.3
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Affected systems

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VendorProduct
oraclecommunications cloud native core binding support function
oraclecommunications cloud native core policy
oraclemysql connectors
netappactive iq unified manager
netapponcommand insight
netappsnapcenter

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • netapp active iq unified managerall versions
  • netapp oncommand insightall versions
  • netapp snapcenterall versions
  • oracle communications cloud native core binding support function22.4.0
  • oracle communications cloud native core binding support function23.1.0
  • oracle communications cloud native core policy22.4.0
  • oracle communications cloud native core policy23.1.0
  • oracle mysql connectors8.0.0 and later · up to 8.0.32 inclusive

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (oracle). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Oracle Corporation MySQL Connectors

    • 8.0.32 and prioraffected

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
openSUSE:Leap 15.4mysql-connector-javabefore 8.0.32-150200.3.15.18.0.32-150200.3.15.1
openSUSE:Leap 15.4mysql-connector-javabefore 8.0.33-150200.3.18.18.0.33-150200.3.18.1
openSUSE:Tumbleweedmysql-connector-javabefore 8.0.33-2.18.0.33-2.1

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
opensuse:mysql-connector-java8.0.32-150200.3.15.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.4Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

Proof of concept available

A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.

Evidence

  • Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub ×1

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:32023-06-08

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

  1. Published
  2. First PoC+50 d
  3. TodayNov 2, 2026+1294 d

No history yet (it accumulates with the daily EPSS job).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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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

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • Administrator privileges are required.
  • A user must open a link or visit a page.
  • Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.

If successful

Confidentiality
low · data can be read
Integrity
low · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
High
Privileges required
High
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
Low
Integrity impact
Low
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

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CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H

nvd-secondary

Attack context

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Change log

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References

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