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GHSA-RRP4-2XX3-MV29

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-02-01 00:47 – Updated: 2022-02-07 21:07

Summary

Command injection in gh-ost

Details

Gh-ost version <= 1.1.2 allows users to inject DSN strings via the -database parameter.

This is a low severity vulnerability as the attacker must have access to the target host or trick an administrator into executing a malicious gh-ost command on a host running gh-ost, plus network access from host running gh-ost to the attack's malicious MySQL server.

Impact

This issue may lead to arbitrary local file read.

Patches

Fixed in 1.1.3+.

Workarounds

None

References

https://advisory.dw1.io/51

For more information

If you have any questions or comments about this advisory: * Open an issue in github/gh-ost

Severity

6.8 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

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CVE-2022-21687 (GCVE-0-2022-21687)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-02-01 11:56 – Updated: 2025-05-05 16:34

Title

Command injection in gh-ost

Summary

gh-ost is a triggerless online schema migration solution for MySQL. Versions prior to 1.1.3 are subject to an arbitrary file read vulnerability. The attacker must have access to the target host or trick an administrator into executing a malicious gh-ost command on a host running gh-ost, plus network access from host running gh-ost to the attack's malicious MySQL server. The `-database` parameter does not properly sanitize user input which can lead to arbitrary file reads.

Severity

6.8 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2025-04-25 15:46 UTC

CWE

n/a
CWE-20 - Improper Input Validation

Assigner

GitHub_M mitre root

References

2 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/github/gh-ost/security/advisor…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/github/gh-ost/commit/a91ab042d…	x_refsource_MISC

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