Multiple vulnerabilities in MySQL Workbench



Risk High
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
CVE-ID CVE-2024-13176
CVE-2024-40896
CWE-ID CWE-385
CWE-611
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 MySQL Workbench
Universal components / Libraries / Software for developers

Vendor Oracle

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Covert Timing Channel

EUVDB-ID: #VU103600

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 1.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-13176

CWE-ID: CWE-385 - Covert Timing Channel

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to recover a private key.

The vulnerability exists due to a timing side-channel in ECDSA signature computations. A remote attacker can recover the private key and decrypt data.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability requires that the attacker's process must either be located in the same physical computer or must have a very fast network connection with low latency.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

MySQL Workbench: 8.0.0 - 8.0.41

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2025.html?62416


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) XML External Entity injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU96997

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-40896

CWE-ID: CWE-611 - Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied XML input. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted XML code to the affected application and view contents of arbitrary files on the system or initiate requests to external systems.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to view contents of arbitrary file on the server or perform network scanning of internal and external infrastructure.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

MySQL Workbench: 8.0.0 - 8.0.41

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2025.html?62416


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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