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CVE-2008-4456
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the command-line client in MySQL 5.0.26 through 5.0.45, and other versions including versions…
Low2.6EPSS 7.0%
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- mitre
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the command-line client in MySQL 5.0.26 through 5.0.45, and other versions including versions later than 5.0.45, when the --html option is enabled, allows attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by placing it in a database cell, which might be accessed by this client when composing an HTML document. NOTE: as of 20081031, the issue has not been fixed in MySQL 5.0.67.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low2.6 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 7.0% · top 5.8% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 2.6.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (23)
- 20081029 Re: MySQL command-line client HTML injection vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- MDVSA-2009:094 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- USN-1397-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- mysql-commandline-xss(45590) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11456 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 20081008 Re: MySQL command-line client HTML injection vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 38517 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- DSA-1783 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=27884 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- USN-897-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- RHSA-2009:1289 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 32072 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- APPLE-SA-2010-03-29-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- 20080930 MySQL command-line client HTML injection vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- RHSA-2010:0110 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- http://www.henlich.de/it-security/mysql-command-line-client-html-injection-vulnerability (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 20081004 RE: RE: MySQL command-line client HTML injection vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 4357 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- 34907 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20080930 RE: MySQL command-line client HTML injection vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 36566 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 31486 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
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- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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