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Vulnerability details: VCID-sx3v-efpj-f7hd
Vulnerability ID VCID-sx3v-efpj-f7hd
Aliases CVE-2021-2471
GHSA-w6f2-8wx4-47r5
Summary Incorrect Authorization in MySQL Connector Java Vulnerability in the MySQL Connectors product of Oracle MySQL (component: Connector/J). Supported versions that are affected are 8.0.26 and prior. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise MySQL Connectors. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all MySQL Connectors accessible data and unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of MySQL Connectors. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 5.9 (Confidentiality and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H).
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 7.1
Risk 3.5
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (3)
CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
cvssv3 7.4 https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2021-2471.json
epss 0.56765 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2021-2471
epss 0.56765 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2021-2471
epss 0.57168 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2021-2471
epss 0.57168 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2021-2471
epss 0.57168 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2021-2471
epss 0.57168 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2021-2471
epss 0.57168 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2021-2471
epss 0.57168 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2021-2471
epss 0.5899 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2021-2471
epss 0.5899 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2021-2471
epss 0.5899 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2021-2471
epss 0.5899 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2021-2471
epss 0.5899 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2021-2471
epss 0.5899 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2021-2471
epss 0.5899 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2021-2471
epss 0.59382 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2021-2471
epss 0.62751 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2021-2471
epss 0.62751 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2021-2471
epss 0.62751 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2021-2471
epss 0.62751 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2021-2471
epss 0.62751 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2021-2471
epss 0.62751 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2021-2471
epss 0.62751 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2021-2471
cvssv3.1 5.9 https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
cvssv3.1_qr MODERATE https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-w6f2-8wx4-47r5
cvssv2 7.9 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-2471
cvssv3.1 5.9 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-2471
generic_textual MODERATE https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-2471
cvssv3.1 5.9 https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
generic_textual MODERATE https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
ssvc Track https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
cvssv3.1 5.9 https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html
generic_textual MODERATE https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html
ssvc Track https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html
Reference id Reference type URL
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2021-2471.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2021-2471
https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-2471
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html
2020583 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2020583
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_console:1.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_console:1.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_network_slice_selection_function:1.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_network_slice_selection_function:1.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_policy:1.15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_policy:1.15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_security_edge_protection_proxy:1.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_security_edge_protection_proxy:1.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql_connectors:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql_connectors:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:quarkus:quarkus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:quarkus:quarkus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
GHSA-w6f2-8wx4-47r5 https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-w6f2-8wx4-47r5
RHSA-2022:0589 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:0589
RHSA-2022:1013 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:1013
RHSA-2022:5532 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:5532
RHSA-2022:5903 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:5903
RHSA-2022:6407 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:6407
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H Found at https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2021-2471.json
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

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unchanged

changed

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high

low

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none
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H Found at https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:C Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-2471
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

adjacent_network

network

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low

multiple

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none

none

partial

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complete

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-2471
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

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high

low

none

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none
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H Found at https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2024-09-25T19:15:14Z/ Found at https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H Found at https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2024-09-25T19:15:14Z/ Found at https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.9802
EPSS Score 0.56765
Published At Aug. 9, 2025, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2025-07-31T09:11:00.819878+00:00 GithubOSV Importer Import https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2022/05/GHSA-w6f2-8wx4-47r5/GHSA-w6f2-8wx4-47r5.json 37.0.0