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CVE-2004-2357

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.4 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2004-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The embedded MySQL 4.0 server for Proofpoint Protection Server does not require a password for the root user of MySQL, which allows remote attackers to read or modify the backend database.

Affected products

• Proofpoint Protection Server: all versions

References

• http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=107745676915297&w=2
• http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=107752568009182&w=2
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15280
• http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=107745676915297&w=2
• http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=107752568009182&w=2
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15280

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