CVE-2025-9273 | CData API Server MySQL Misconfiguration Information Disclosure Vulnerability

CData API Server MySQL Misconfiguration Information Disclosure Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of CData API Server. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the usage of MySQL connections. When connecting to a MySQL server, the product enables an option that gives the MySQL server permission to request local files from the MySQL client. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to disclose information in the context of NETWORK SERVICE. Was ZDI-CAN-23950.

Published: 2025-09-02 Last update: 2026-01-27 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2025-9273 is rated Low Risk (28.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.12%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2025-9273

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 2026-01-17 0.25% 0.12% -0.14%
2 2026-01-02 0.22% 0.25% +0.04%
3 2025-11-21 0.22%

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2025-9273

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 3.0 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N 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:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
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:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
2.8 1.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2025-9273

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-9273

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
cdata api_server cpe:2.3:a:cdata:api_server:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2025-9273

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