CVE-2023-29195 — Vitess is a database clustering system for horizontal scaling of MySQL through g
Vitess is a database clustering system for horizontal scaling of MySQL through generalized sharding. Prior to version 16.0.2, users can either intentionally or inadvertently create a shard containing `/` characters from VTAdmin such that from that point on, anyone who tries to cr
Published
2023-05-11T19:07:39.530Z
Last modified
2025-01-24T21:28:41.799Z
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L
01What is this vulnerability?
Vitess is a database clustering system for horizontal scaling of MySQL through generalized sharding. Prior to version 16.0.2, users can either intentionally or inadvertently create a shard containing `/` characters from VTAdmin such that from that point on, anyone who tries to create a new shard from VTAdmin will receive an error. Attempting to view the keyspace(s) will also no longer work…
02Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|
| vitessio | vitess | < 16.0.2 |
03Active exploitation status
Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.
04Recommended remediation
- Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
- Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
- Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.
05Technical details
For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.
06Detection signatures
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07Related CVEs
No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.
08Timeline
- Published: 2023-05-11T19:07:39.530Z
- Last modified: 2025-01-24T21:28:41.799Z
09References
- github.com — https://github.com/vitessio/vitess/security/advisories/GHSA-pqj7-jx24-wj7w
- github.com — https://github.com/vitessio/vitess/issues/12842
- github.com — https://github.com/vitessio/vitess/pull/12843
- github.com — https://github.com/vitessio/vitess/commit/9dcbd7de3180f47e94f54989fb5c66daea00c9…
- github.com — https://github.com/vitessio/vitess/releases/tag/v16.0.2
- pkg.go.dev — https://pkg.go.dev/vitess.io/[email protected]
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