mysql Node.JS Module Vulnerable to Remote Memory Exposure
Versions of mysql before 2.14.0 are vulnerable to remove memory exposure.
Affected versions of mysql package allocate and send an uninitialized memory over the network when a number is provided as a password.
Only mysql running on Node.js versions below 6.0.0 are affected due to a throw added in newer node.js versions.
Proof of Concept:
require('mysql').createConnection({
host: 'localhost',
user: 'user',
password : USERPROVIDEDINPUT, // number
database : 'my_db'
}).connect();Recommendation
Update to version 2.14.0 or later.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm package | mysql | >= 2.0.0-alpha8, < 2.14.0 | 2.14.0 |
References
- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-201- Platform
- npm
- Package
mysql- Disclosed
- 23.05.2019
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 10:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-5f7m-mmpc-qhh4 - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: mysql
All published vulnerabilities of this package (npm package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 3
- First → latest
- 05.2019 05.2022
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Medium 3
Disclosures per year
- 2019: 1
- 2020: 1
- 2021: 0
- 2022: 1
- 2023: 0
- 2024: 0
- 2025: 0
- 2026: 0
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