# CVE-2004-0835: Missing authorization in n/a

> MySQL fails to check target table permissions during ALTER TABLE RENAME, allowing low-privileged users to modify unauthorized tables.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 16 Oct 2004
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-75ph-gf88-2722

## What is CVE-2004-0835?

CVE-2004-0835 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 16 Oct 2004. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

MySQL 3.x before 3.23.59, 4.x before 4.0.19, 4.1.x before 4.1.2, and 5.x before 5.0.1, checks the CREATE/INSERT rights of the original table instead of the target table in an ALTER TABLE RENAME operation, which could allow attackers to conduct unauthorized activities.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-0835?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Debian Debian Linux, Mysql Mysql, Oracle Mysql.

## How do I fix CVE-2004-0835?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2004-0835 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-0835 exists.

Public exploit code:

- MySQL 3.x/4.x - ALTER TABLE/RENAME Forces Old Permission Checks (exploitdb)

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2004-0835 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2004-0835 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 16 Oct 2004. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-0835 exists.

Affected product: Debian Debian Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0835/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0835/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-0835
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0835
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2004-0835

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