CVE-2013-3809 Missing authorization in n/a

What is CVE-2013-3809?

CVE-2013-3809 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 17 Jul 2013. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in the MySQL Server component in Oracle MySQL 5.5.31 and earlier and 5.6.11 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to affect integrity via unknown vectors related to Audit Log.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-3809?

It affects 8 products.

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Mariadb Mariadb, Opensuse Opensuse, Oracle Mysql, Oracle Solaris, Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop and 2 more.

How do I fix CVE-2013-3809?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2013-3809 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-3809 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• CVE-2015-2590 Oracle Java SE and Java SE Embedded Remote Code Execution Exploited Critical 9.8

All Canonical Ubuntu Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-646m-mqgr-mcx6.