JVN#59748723 MySQL Connector/J vulnerable to SQL injection

Overview

MySQL Connector/J from Sun Microsystems contains a SQL injection vulnerability.

Products Affected

MySQL Connector/J 5.1.7 and earlier

Description

MySQL Connector/J from Sun Microsystems is a software that provides access to a MySQL database for client applications written in Java. MySQL Connector/J contains a SQL injection vulnerability.

Impact

A remote attacker could obtain and modify contents in the database.

Solution

Update the Software
Update to the latest version according to the information provided by the developer.

Vendor Status

Vendor	Link
Sun Microsystems	MySQL 5.1 Reference Manual (Bug#41730)
	MySQL Bugs: #41730: SQL Injection when using U+00A5

References

JPCERT/CC Addendum

Vulnerability Analysis by JPCERT/CC

Analyzed on 2009.07.29

Measures	Conditions	Severity
Access Required	Routed - can be attacked over the Internet using packets	High
Authentication	None - anonymous or no authentication (IP addresses do not count)	High
User Interaction Required	None - the vulnerability can be exploited without an honest user taking any action	High
Exploit Complexity	Low - little to no expertise and/or luck required to exploit (cross-site scripting)	High

Description of each analysis measures

Credit

Masakazu Ikeda of WebAppSec reported this vulnerability to IPA.
JPCERT/CC coordinated with the vendor under Information Security Early Warning Partnership.

Other Information

JPCERT Alert
JPCERT Reports
CERT Advisory
CPNI Advisory
TRnotes
CVE
JVN iPedia	JVNDB-2009-000050