CVE-2020-2875
mysql-connector-java: allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise MySQL Connectors which could result in unauthorized update, insert or delete
Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · April 15, 2020
Updated · August 5, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in the mysql-connector-java package. A complicated attack against the mysql Connector/J allows attackers on the local network to interfere with a user's connection and insert unauthorized SQL commands in MySQL Connectors and other products.
Statement
Red Hat Enterprise Linux customers are advised to replace the mysql-connector-java package with the mariadb-java-client, available in Red Hat Software Collections. It can be installed this way:
yum-config-manager --enable rhel-server-rhscl-7-rpms
yum install rh-mariadb103-mariadb-java-client
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 4.7CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE not specified