# CVE-2010-4177: Information disclosure in mysql-gui-tools

> MySQL GUI tools expose user passwords in clear text within the process list, allowing local attackers to steal credentials.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Nov 2019
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3q9p-f48q-wjcp

## What is CVE-2010-4177?

CVE-2010-4177 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 12 Nov 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

mysql-gui-tools (mysql-query-browser and mysql-admin) before 5.0r14+openSUSE-2.3 exposes the password of a user connected to the MySQL server in clear text form via the list of running processes.

Weakness: CWE-319 (Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-4177?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Fedoraproject Fedora, Oracle Mysql-Gui-Tools.

## How do I fix CVE-2010-4177?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-4177 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2010-4177 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-4177 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2010-4177 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2010-4177 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 12 Nov 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-4177 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Fedoraproject Fedora. 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-2010-4177/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-4177/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-4177
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4177
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2010-4177

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-4177/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.