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Github GHSA |
GHSA-g9jj-cgmh-9f38 | MariaDB has cleartext password disclosure to a MITM on the initial-handshake |
Solution
No solution given by the vendor.
Workaround
No workaround given by the vendor.
Thu, 03 Sep 2026 12:15:00 +0000
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| Weaknesses | CWE-295 | |
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Mon, 31 Aug 2026 19:30:00 +0000
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Mon, 31 Aug 2026 11:45:00 +0000
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Mariadb-corporation
Mariadb-corporation mariadb-connector-j |
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Mariadb-corporation mariadb-connector-j |
Fri, 28 Aug 2026 22:45:00 +0000
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| Description | MariaDB Connector/J is used to connect applications developed in Java to MariaDB and MySQL databases. Prior to 2.7.14, 3.3.5, 3.4.3, and 3.5.9, when a Java application connects with sslMode=verify-full or sslMode=verify-ca, supplies a password, and does not configure serverSslCert or trustStore, Connector/J can accept an untrusted self-signed certificate through the fallbackToSystemTrustStore=true ephemeral trust manager and record its certFingerprint for later identity binding. The OK-packet and authentication-switch paths enforce the certificate fingerprint, but the initial-handshake path does not. HandshakeResponse.encode() can therefore build and send a mysql_clear_password response before checking certFingerprint != null && !isMitMProof(), sslMode, or whether the authentication plugin is resistant to a man-in-the-middle, and the initial path also bypasses restrictedAuth. An active man-in-the-middle or hostile server can present a self-signed certificate, claim to be MariaDB, select mysql_clear_password as the initial authentication plugin, and receive the full database password before the connection is rejected. This issue is fixed in versions 2.7.14, 3.3.5, 3.4.3, and 3.5.9. | |
| Title | MariaDB Connector/J: Cleartext password disclosure to a MITM on the initial-handshake | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-522 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published:
Updated: 2026-08-31T18:37:36.732Z
Reserved: 2026-06-17T16:44:40.995Z
Link: CVE-2026-55856
Updated: 2026-08-31T18:37:32.942Z
Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2026-08-28T23:17:08.513
Modified: 2026-09-08T21:08:37.320
Link: CVE-2026-55856
OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-09-03T15:15:05Z
Github GHSA