# CVE-2022-21457: Auth bypass in MySQL Server

> An unauthenticated attacker can bypass authentication in the MySQL PAM Auth Plugin to access all server data.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 19 Apr 2022
- **Updated:** 24 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3464-g4qq-f63p, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-21457

## What is CVE-2022-21457?

CVE-2022-21457 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Netapp Active Iq Unified Manager, published on 19 Apr 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: Server: PAM Auth Plugin). Supported versions that are affected are 8.0.28 and prior. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise MySQL Server. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all MySQL Server accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 5.9 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N).

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-21457?

It affects 4 products.


Products: Netapp Active Iq Unified Manager, Netapp Oncommand Insight, Netapp Snapcenter, Oracle Mysql Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-21457?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2022-21457 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-21457 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Netapp Active Iq Unified Manager

- [CVE-2022-31692](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-31692/): Spring Security authorization rules can be bypassed via forward or include dispatcher types (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-2526](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2526/): Use after free in systemd-resolved (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-22978](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22978/): Authorization bypass in Spring Security (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-22931](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-22931/): Code injection in Node (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-2938](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-2938/): Code injection in Java (critical 9.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-21457 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-21457 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Netapp Active Iq Unified Manager, published on 19 Apr 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-21457 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Netapp Active Iq Unified Manager. 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-2022-21457/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-21457/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-21457
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-21457
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-21457

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