CVE-2002-1809 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 16.1% (pctl 97)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The default configuration of the Windows binary release of MySQL 3.23.2 through 3.23.52 has a NULL root password, which could allow remote attackers to gain unauthorized root access to the MySQL database.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 16.12% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2002-12-31 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| oracle | mysql |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | MySQL 3.20.32/3.22.x/3.23.x - Null Root Password Weak Default Configuration (1) | 2002-08-19 |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-08/0185.html
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9902.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5503
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-08/0185.html
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9902.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5503
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