SCA: security update for mysql-connector-python (GHSA-hgjp-83m4-h4fj)

high Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 421318

Description

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

- Vulnerability in the MySQL Connectors product of Oracle MySQL (component: Connector/Python). Supported
versions that are affected are 9.0.0 and prior. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows low privileged
attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise MySQL Connectors. Successful attacks of
this vulnerability can result in takeover of MySQL Connectors. (CVE-2024-21272)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hgjp-83m4-h4fj

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 421318

Version: Revision 1.13

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 3/28/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.62

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-21272

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.7

Threat Score: 5.2

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/15/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/15/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-21272

cwe: CWE-89