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MySQL2: Auth Plugin Downgrade to mysql_clear_password Leaks Plaintext Credentials
MySQL2: Auth Plugin Downgrade to mysql_clear_password Leaks Plaintext Credentials
Affected packages
- mysql2
Exploit signal
- Known exploited (CISA KEV)
- No
- EPSS score
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- EPSS percentile
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EPSS is the probability a CVE is exploited in the wild; percentile is its rank among all CVEs.
Sources
- https://github.com/sidorares/node-mysql2/security/advisories/GHSA-3f6p-5ww8-9rcr
- https://github.com/sidorares/node-mysql2/issues/1617
- https://github.com/sidorares/node-mysql2/pull/4236
- https://github.com/sidorares/node-mysql2/commit/884bec56288d827939d0dd3f1f4ae476fbc8dbeb
- https://github.com/sidorares/node-mysql2
- https://github.com/sidorares/node-mysql2/releases/tag/v3.22.0
Structured record: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-3f6p-5ww8-9rcr
Recommended response stack
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