CVE-2026-44172

Summary

MariaDB server is a community developed fork of MySQL server. In versions 3.3.18 and 3.4.8, an application that was taking non-validated user input, escaping it with mysql_real_escape_string() and sending it to the database using text protocol and big5 character set was vulnerable to SQL injections, even though mysql_real_escape_string() was supposed to prevent them. This issue has been patched in versions 3.3.19 and 3.4.9.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
MariaDBserver= 3.3.18affected
MariaDBserver= 3.4.8affected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-89: CWE-89: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

ADP Enrichment

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

  • SSVC:
  • Exploitation: none
    • Automatable: yes
    • Technical Impact: partial

mariadb: MariaDB server: SQL injection vulnerability via improper handling of big5 character set with mysql_real_escape_string()

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