CVE-2007-2692

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2007-05-16 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The mysql_change_db function in MySQL 5.0.x before 5.0.40 and 5.1.x before 5.1.18 does not restore THD::db_access privileges when returning from SQL SECURITY INVOKER stored routines, which allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges.

Affected products

Mysql: 5.0.0, 5.0.1, 5.0.2, 5.0.3, 5.0.4, 5.0.5 (+9)
MySQL Server: 5.0.0-alpha, 5.0.3-beta, 5.0.6, 5.0.7, 5.0.8, 5.0.9 (+27)

References

http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=27337
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/news-5-1-18.html
http://lists.mysql.com/announce/470
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00003.html
http://osvdb.org/34765
http://secunia.com/advisories/25301
http://secunia.com/advisories/26073
http://secunia.com/advisories/26430
http://secunia.com/advisories/27823
http://secunia.com/advisories/28637
http://secunia.com/advisories/28838
http://secunia.com/advisories/29443

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