CVE-2021-3779 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2021-3779

Ruby-MySQL Gem Client File Read

Vulnerability Description

A malicious MySQL server can request local file content from a client using ruby-mysql prior to version 2.10.0 without explicit authorization from the user. This issue was resolved in version 2.10.0 and later.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Discovered by Hans-Martin Münch of MOGWAI LABS GmbH, reported by Rapid7, coordinated by CERT/CC and JPCERT/CC

References

Affected Vendor

Tomita Masahiro

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Affected Software

ruby-mysql
Vulnerable Versions:
2.9.14

Timeline

Official Publish: June 28th, 2022
Last Modified: September 17th, 2024
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-610

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.