vendor:
MySQL
by:
root@vs2067037
3,3
CVSS
MEDIUM
User Account Enumeration
200
CWE
Product Name: MySQL
Affected Version From: 4.x and below
Affected Version To: 5.x
Patch Exists: YES
Related CWE: N/A
CPE: N/A
Metasploit:
N/A
Other Scripts:
N/A
Tags: N/A
CVSS Metrics: N/A
Nuclei References:
N/A
Nuclei Metadata: N/A
Platforms Tested: Linux
2012
MySQL User Account Enumeration Utility
When an attacker authenticates using an incorrect password with the old authentication mechanism from mysql 4.x and below to a mysql 5.x server, the mysql server will respond with a different message than Access Denied, what makes User Account Enumeration possible. The Downside is that the attacker has to reconnect for each user enumeration attempt.
Mitigation:
Ensure that the authentication mechanism is up to date and that the server is configured to respond with the same message for all authentication attempts.