# CVE-2008-7247: Path traversal in n/a

> Authenticated users can bypass access restrictions and read data from arbitrary filesystem locations via symlink traversal in MySQL table creation.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.0 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/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:** 30 Nov 2009
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3qjw-qphv-c728

## What is CVE-2008-7247?

CVE-2008-7247 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Mysql Mysql, published on 30 Nov 2009. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

sql/sql_table.cc in MySQL 5.0.x through 5.0.88, 5.1.x through 5.1.41, and 6.0 before 6.0.9-alpha, when the data home directory contains a symlink to a different filesystem, allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions by calling CREATE TABLE with a (1) DATA DIRECTORY or (2) INDEX DIRECTORY argument referring to a subdirectory that requires following this symlink.

Weakness: CWE-59 (Improper Link Resolution Before File Access)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-7247?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Mysql Mysql, Oracle Mysql.

## How do I fix CVE-2008-7247?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2008-7247 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-7247 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Mysql Mysql

- [CVE-2004-0627](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0627/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2004-0628](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0628/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2009-2446](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-2446/): Other in n/a (high 8.5)
- [CVE-2012-0553](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-0553/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2013-1492](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-1492/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-7247 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2008-7247 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Mysql Mysql, published on 30 Nov 2009. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-7247 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Mysql Mysql. 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-2008-7247/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-7247/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-7247
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-7247
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-7247

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