{"cve":"CVE-2007-5969","nvd":{"published":"2007-12-10T19:46:00.000","modified":"2026-06-16T22:47:08.983","status":"Modified","description":"MySQL Community Server 5.0.x before 5.0.51, Enterprise Server 5.0.x before 5.0.52, Server 5.1.x before 5.1.23, and Server 6.0.x before 6.0.4, when a table relies on symlinks created through explicit DATA DIRECTORY and INDEX DIRECTORY options, allows remote authenticated users to overwrite system table information and gain privileges via a RENAME TABLE statement that changes the symlink to point to an existing file.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-264"],"references":["http://bugs.mysql.com/32111","http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/4.1/en/news-4-1-24.html","http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/releasenotes-cs-5-0-51.html","http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/releasenotes-es-5-0-52.html","http://forums.mysql.com/read.php?3%2C186931%2C186931"],"products":["mysql:community_server","mysql:mysql_enterprise_server","mysql:mysql_server"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:49:50.107194424+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2007-5969","score":0.1426,"percentile":0.96595,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}