CVE-2012-5383

Status: ModifiedMedium (6.2)—💥 Exploit

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installation functionality in Oracle MySQL 5.5.28, when installed in the top-level C:\ directory, might allow local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the "C:\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.5\bin" directory, which may be added to the PATH system environment variable by an administrator, as demonstrated by a Trojan horse wlbsctrl.dll file used by the "IKE and AuthIP IPsec Keying Modules" system service in Windows Vista SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2, Windows 7 SP1, and Windows 8 Release Preview. NOTE: CVE disputes this issue because the unsafe PATH is established only by a separate administrative action that is not a default part of the MySQL installation

CVSS

Version: 2.0
Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Base score: 6.2

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.83%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 56
Score date: 10/10/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

💥 Public exploits

Exploit code or detection templates are publicly available. This is not the same as confirmed active exploitation (KEV), but it raises the risk: patch with priority.

Published on Exploit-DB · IKE and AuthIP IPsec Keyring Modules Service (IKEEXT) - Missing DLL (Metasploit) (9/6/2013)

Affected technologies (1)

Oracle — Mysql

CWEs

NVD-CWE-Other

References

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      "value": "** DISPUTADA** \r\nVulnerabilidad de path de búsqueda no confiable en Oracle MySQL 5.5.28, cuando está instalada en el directorio C:\\, podría permitir a usuarios locales obetner privilegios a través de un fichero DLL troyanizado en el directorio \"C:\\MySQL\\MySQL Server 5.5\\bin\", el cual puede ser añadido a la variable de entorno PATH por un adminsitrador, como se demostró con el fichero wlbsctrl.dll troyanizado usado en el servicio de sistema \"IKE and AuthIP IPsec Keying Modules\" en Windows Vista SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2, Windows 7 SP1, y Windows 8 Release Preview. NOTA: CVE disputa esta vulnerabilidad debida a un problema con PATH, que es un problema administrativo, y no es una parte por defecto de la instalación de MySQL"
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