{"cve":"CVE-2008-7247","nvd":{"published":"2009-11-30T17:30:00.217","modified":"2026-06-16T23:03:54.780","status":"Modified","description":"sql/sql_table.cc in MySQL 5.0.x through 5.0.88, 5.1.x through 5.1.41, and 6.0 before 6.0.9-alpha, when the data home directory contains a symlink to a different filesystem, allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions by calling CREATE TABLE with a (1) DATA DIRECTORY or (2) INDEX DIRECTORY argument referring to a subdirectory that requires following this symlink.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-59"],"references":["http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=39277","http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html","http://lists.mysql.com/commits/59711","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-05/msg00001.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-11/msg00005.html"],"products":["mysql:mysql","oracle:mysql"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:54:26.868835795+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2008-7247","score":0.01768,"percentile":0.78115,"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."]}