Oracle MySQL Cluster/MySQL Server up to 7.6.34/8.0.42 Replication improper authorization

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A vulnerability was found in Oracle MySQL Cluster and MySQL Server up to 7.6.34/8.0.42. It has been rated as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component Replication. The manipulation leads to improper authorization. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2025-53023. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Oracle MySQL Cluster and MySQL Server up to 7.6.34/8.0.42. This issue affects an unknown function of the component Replication. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: Server: Replication). Supported versions that are affected are 8.0.0-8.0.42. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise MySQL Server. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of MySQL Server. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 4.9 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).

The advisory is shared at oracle.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-53023 since 06/24/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploitation requires an enhanced level of successful authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/02/2025). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1548.002 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 242319 (Oracle MySQL Cluster (July 2025 CPU)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (242319) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-1567). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Affected

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• Oracle MySQL
• Ubuntu Linux
• Oracle Linux
• RESF Rocky Linux
• Xerox FreeFlow Print Server

Productinfo

Type

• Database Software

Vendor

• Oracle

Name

• MySQL Cluster
• MySQL Server

Version

• 7.6.0
• 7.6.1
• 7.6.2
• 7.6.3
• 7.6.4
• 7.6.5
• 7.6.6
• 7.6.7
• 7.6.8
• 7.6.9
• 7.6.10
• 7.6.11
• 7.6.12
• 7.6.13
• 7.6.14
• 7.6.15
• 7.6.16
• 7.6.17
• 7.6.18
• 7.6.19
• 7.6.20
• 7.6.21
• 7.6.22
• 7.6.23
• 7.6.24
• 7.6.25
• 7.6.26
• 7.6.27
• 7.6.28
• 7.6.29
• 7.6.30
• 7.6.31
• 7.6.32
• 7.6.33
• 7.6.34
• 8.0.0
• 8.0.1
• 8.0.2
• 8.0.3
• 8.0.4
• 8.0.5
• 8.0.6
• 8.0.7
• 8.0.8
• 8.0.9
• 8.0.10
• 8.0.11
• 8.0.12
• 8.0.13
• 8.0.14
• 8.0.15
• 8.0.16
• 8.0.17
• 8.0.18
• 8.0.19
• 8.0.20
• 8.0.21
• 8.0.22
• 8.0.23
• 8.0.24
• 8.0.25
• 8.0.26
• 8.0.27
• 8.0.28
• 8.0.29
• 8.0.30
• 8.0.31
• 8.0.32
• 8.0.33
• 8.0.34
• 8.0.35
• 8.0.36
• 8.0.37
• 8.0.38
• 8.0.39
• 8.0.40
• 8.0.41
• 8.0.42

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.oracle.com

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Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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