CVE-2010-1621

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 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: 2010-05-14 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-264

Description

The mysql_uninstall_plugin function in sql/sql_plugin.cc in MySQL 5.1 before 5.1.46 does not check privileges before uninstalling a plugin, which allows remote attackers to uninstall arbitrary plugins via the UNINSTALL PLUGIN command.

Affected products

Mysql: through 5.1.45

References

http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=51770
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/news-5-1-46.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:093
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39543
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1397-1
http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=51770
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/news-5-1-46.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:093
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39543
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1397-1

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