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FreeBSD : py-mysql-connector-python -- Vulnerability in the MySQL Connectors product of Oracle MySQL (cb570d6f-9ea9-11f0-9446-f02f7497ecda)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 266389

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Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

The version of FreeBSD installed on the remote host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the cb570d6f-9ea9-11f0-9446-f02f7497ecda advisory.

 Oracle reports:
 Vulnerability in the MySQL Connectors product of Oracle MySQL (component: Connector/Python). Supported versions that are affected are 9.1.0 and prior. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise MySQL Connectors. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all MySQL Connectors accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of MySQL Connectors accessible data and unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of MySQL Connectors. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.4 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector:
 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H).

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the FreeBSD security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-21548

http://www.nessus.org/u?63512691

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 266389

File Name: freebsd_pkg_cb570d6f9ea911f09446f02f7497ecda.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 10/1/2025

Updated: 10/1/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-21548

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Temporal Score: 5.6

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:py311-mysql-connector-python, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:py39-mysql-connector-python, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:py310-mysql-connector-python, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:py312-mysql-connector-python

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/1/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/21/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-21548