CVE-2023-21887

Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: Server: GIS). Supported versions that are affected are 8.0.31 and prior. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise MySQL Server. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of MySQL Server. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 4.9 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).

Published: 2023-01-18 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2023-21887 is rated Moderate Risk (49.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 43.13%, 99th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-21887

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 49.35% 43.13% -6.22%
2 2025-12-28 47.20% 49.35% +2.15%
3 2025-12-27 — 47.20% —

Full EPSS history (22 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-21887

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.9 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:H)
They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 1.2 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-21887

OS Trackers for CVE-2023-21887

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2023-21887 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (mysql-8.0), 1 status rows across 1 suites (sid): resolved 1. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-21887
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-21887
ubuntu medium CVE-2023-21887 medium priority: Ubuntu including 12 source packages (mariadb-10.0, mariadb-10.1, …), 96 status rows across 13 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, kinetic, lunar, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 63, not-affected 12, released 8, needs-triage 7, ignored 6. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-21887

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-21887

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
oracle mysql >= 8.0.0, <= 8.0.31 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2023-21887

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