CVE-2026-55860
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Summary
MariaDB Connector/R2DBC is a non-blocking MariaDB and MySQL client implemented in Java. Prior to 1.4.1, org.mariadb:r2dbc-mariadb does not gate clear-text password authentication plugins on transport encryption because the AuthenticationPlugin interface has no capability for a plugin to require a secure connection. A hostile or man-in-the-middle MariaDB server can send an AuthSwitchRequest naming mysql_clear_password or dialog (PAM) over a plain-TCP unencrypted connection, and AuthenticationFlow permits ClearPasswordPluginFlow or PamPluginFlow to return the user's password as cleartext bytes on the wire. The disclosed credentials can subsequently be used to authenticate directly to the database server. This issue is fixed in version 1.4.1.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| mariadb-corporation | mariadb-connector-r2dbc | < 1.4.1 | affected |
| org.mariadb | r2dbc-mariadb | < 1.4.1 | affected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-319: CWE-319: Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information
- CWE-522: CWE-522: Insufficiently Protected Credentials
References
- https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/mariadb-connector-r2dbc/security/advisories/GHSA-c857-9x2m-cvh2
- https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/mariadb-connector-r2dbc/commit/be786603ec5530414996d2396157013e095b320a
- https://hackerone.com/reports/3784556
- https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/mariadb-connector-r2dbc/releases/tag/1.4.1
- https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/R2DBC-115
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