SCA: security update for mysql:mysql-connector-java (GHSA-2xxh-f8r3-hvvr)

high Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 409188

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

- Vulnerability in the MySQL Connectors component of Oracle MySQL (subcomponent: Connector/J). Supported
versions that are affected are 5.1.40 and earlier. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows low
privileged attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise MySQL Connectors. While the
vulnerability is in MySQL Connectors, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful
attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of MySQL Connectors. (CVE-2017-3523)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-2xxh-f8r3-hvvr

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 409188

Version: Revision 1.4

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 1/23/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5

Percentile: 95.11

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6

Temporal Score: 4.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-3523

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.5

Temporal Score: 7.4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/13/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/20/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-3523

BID: 97982

cwe: CWE-284