VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2005-2573

CVSS score5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability2.81%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2005-08-16
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Description

The mysql_create_function function in sql_udf.cc for MySQL 4.0 before 4.0.25, 4.1 before 4.1.13, and 5.0 before 5.0.7-beta, when running on Windows, uses an incomplete blacklist in a directory traversal check, which allows attackers to include arbitrary files via the backslash (\) character.

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