CVE-2021-2162 Missing authorization in MySQL Server

What is CVE-2021-2162?

CVE-2021-2162 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Netapp Active Iq Unified Manager, published on 22 Apr 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: Server: Audit Plug-in). Supported versions that are affected are 5.7.33 and prior and 8.0.23 and prior. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise MySQL Server. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of MySQL Server accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 4.3 (Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N).

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-2162?

It affects 5 products.

Products include Netapp Active Iq Unified Manager, Netapp Oncommand Insight, Netapp Oncommand Workflow Automation, Netapp Snapcenter, Oracle Mysql.

How do I fix CVE-2021-2162?

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-2021-2162 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-2162 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Netapp Active Iq Unified Manager

• CVE-2022-31692 Spring Security authorization rules can be bypassed via forward or include dispatcher types Critical 9.8
• CVE-2022-2526 Use after free in systemd-resolved Critical 9.8
• CVE-2022-22978 Authorization bypass in Spring Security Critical 9.8
• CVE-2021-22931 Code injection in Node Critical 9.8
• CVE-2018-2938 Code injection in Java Critical 9.0

All Netapp Active Iq Unified Manager vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-xwp8-288j-68jf, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-2162.