{
    "id": "CVE-2012-5627",
    "published": "2013-10-01 17:55:03",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 23:47:06",
    "cvss_score": "4.0",
    "cvss_severity": "MEDIUM",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N",
    "cwe": "CWE-522",
    "description": "Oracle MySQL and MariaDB 5.5.x before 5.5.29, 5.3.x before 5.3.12, and 5.2.x before 5.2.14 does not modify the salt during multiple executions of the change_user command within the same connection which makes it easier for remote authenticated users to conduct brute force password guessing attacks.",
    "epss_score": "0.11413",
    "epss_percentile": "0.95862",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-28 18:17:11",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "mariadb",
            "product": "mariadb"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "oracle",
            "product": "mysql"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "38109",
            "title": "Oracle MySQL / MariaDB - Insecure Salt Generation Security Bypass",
            "date": "2012-12-06",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38109"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Dec/58",
        "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Dec/83",
        "http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2012/q4/424",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/53372",
        "http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201308-06.xml",
        "http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:102",
        "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=883719",
        "https://mariadb.atlassian.net/browse/MDEV-3915",
        "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Dec/58",
        "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Dec/83",
        "http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2012/q4/424",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/53372",
        "http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201308-06.xml",
        "http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:102",
        "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=883719",
        "https://mariadb.atlassian.net/browse/MDEV-3915"
    ]
}