# CVE-2016-8288: Missing authorization in n/a

> Remote authenticated users can compromise data integrity in MySQL Server via the InnoDB Plugin, requiring database administrators to apply vendor patches.

- **Severity:** Low 3.1 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N`)
- **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:** 25 Oct 2016
- **Updated:** 10 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-h52q-hp7h-5x52, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-8288

## What is CVE-2016-8288?

CVE-2016-8288 is a low-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Oracle Mysql, published on 25 Oct 2016. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle MySQL 5.6.30 and earlier and 5.7.12 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to affect integrity via vectors related to Server: InnoDB Plugin.

Weakness: CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-8288?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oracle Mysql.

## How do I fix CVE-2016-8288?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2016-8288 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-8288 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Mysql

- [CVE-2016-0639](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-0639/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2003-0150](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-0150/): Privilege escalation in n/a (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2005-2572](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-2572/): Denial of service in n/a (high 8.5)
- [CVE-2020-14878](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-14878/): Auth bypass in MySQL Server (high 8.0)
- [CVE-2002-0969](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-0969/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-8288 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2016-8288 is a low-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Oracle Mysql, published on 25 Oct 2016. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-8288 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Oracle 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-2016-8288/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-8288/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-8288
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8288
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-8288

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