CVE-2016-8288: oracle mysql Improper Access Control
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2016-8288 is a medium (CVSS 4.9) Improper Access Control vulnerability in oracle mysql. EPSS estimates a 1.61% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75.9% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 3.1, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 1Timeline
- 25-10-2016PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 10-10-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle MySQL 5.6.30 and earlier and 5.7.12 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to affect integrity via vectors related to Server: InnoDB Plugin.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated3.1LowCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
1.61%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
76%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 1.61% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.
Not in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Ubuntu2 products
- percona-server-5.6All versions (No fix recorded)
- percona-xtradb-cluster-5.6< 5.6.34-26.19-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
Oracle1 product
- mysql≥ 5.6.0, ≤ 5.6.30 | ≥ 5.7.0, ≤ 5.7.12
2 vendors · 3 products
References
8 links- www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.htmlX Refsource CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory