4.9

CVE-2023-52968: mariadb Incorrect Behavior Order

Deferred
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52968DEBIAN-CVE-2023-52968
Published 08-03-2025Last modified 10-03-2025

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-52968 is a medium (CVSS 4.9) Incorrect Behavior Order vulnerability in mariadb. EPSS estimates a 0.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 39.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 4.9, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
4.9/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.45%
0%100%
Low · +0.02 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 08-03-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 10-03-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

MariaDB Server 10.4 before 10.4.33, 10.5 before 10.5.24, 10.6 before 10.6.17, 10.7 through 10.11 before 10.11.7, 11.0 before 11.0.5, and 11.1 before 11.1.4 calls fix_fields_if_needed under mysql_derived_prepare when derived is not yet prepared, leading to a find_field_in_table crash.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.45%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

39%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Increase +0.02 pp

From 0.43% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, administrative account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Ubuntu5 products
  • mariadbAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • mariadb-10.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • mariadb-10.1All versions (No fix recorded)
  • mariadb-10.3All versions (No fix recorded)
  • mariadb-10.6All versions (No fix recorded)
Debian1 product
  • mariadb-10.5< 1:10.5.26-0+deb11u1
Mariadb1 product
  • mariadb≥ 10.4, < 10.4.33 | ≥ 10.5, < 10.5.24 | ≥ 10.6, < 10.6.17 | ≥ 10.7, < 10.11.7 | ≥ 11.0, < 11.0.5 | ≥ 11.1, < 11.1.4

3 vendors · 7 products

References

4 links