CVE-2021-27928
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CVE-2021-27928 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.2/10 on the CVSS scale. A remote code execution issue was discovered in MariaDB 10.2 before 10.2.37, 10.3 before 10.3.28, 10.4 before 10.4.18, and 10.5 before 10.5.9; Percona Server through 2021-03-03; and the wsrep patch through 2021-03-03 for MySQL. An untrusted search path leads to eval injection, in which a database SUPER user can execute OS commands after modifying wsrep_provider and wsrep_notify_cmd. EPSS estimates a 38.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
A remote code execution issue was discovered in MariaDB 10.2 before 10.2.37, 10.3 before 10.3.28, 10.4 before 10.4.18, and 10.5 before 10.5.9; Percona Server through 2021-03-03; and the wsrep patch through 2021-03-03 for MySQL. An untrusted search path leads to eval injection, in which a database SUPER user can execute OS commands after modifying wsrep_provider and wsrep_notify_cmd. NOTE: this does not affect an Oracle product.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mariadb | Mariadb | >= 10.2, < 10.2.37 |
| Mariadb | Mariadb | >= 10.3, < 10.3.28 |
| Mariadb | Mariadb | >= 10.4, < 10.4.18 |
| Mariadb | Mariadb | >= 10.5, < 10.5.9 |
| Percona | Percona Server | <= 2021-03-03 |
| Galeracluster | Wsrep | <= 2021-03-03 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 9.0 |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162177/MariaDB-10.2-Command-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/MDEV-25179Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/03/msg00028.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://mariadb.com/kb/en/mariadb-10237-release-notes/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://mariadb.com/kb/en/mariadb-10328-release-notes/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://mariadb.com/kb/en/mariadb-10418-release-notes/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://mariadb.com/kb/en/mariadb-1059-release-notes/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://mariadb.com/kb/en/security/Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202105-28Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162177/MariaDB-10.2-Command-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/MDEV-25179Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/03/msg00028.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://mariadb.com/kb/en/mariadb-10237-release-notes/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://mariadb.com/kb/en/mariadb-10328-release-notes/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://mariadb.com/kb/en/mariadb-10418-release-notes/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://mariadb.com/kb/en/mariadb-1059-release-notes/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://mariadb.com/kb/en/security/Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202105-28Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
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