CVE-2024-21508

Summary

CVE-2024-21508 is a newly disclosed vulnerability affecting versions of the mysql2 package prior to 3.9.4. This issue permits an attacker to execute arbitrary code remotely due to insufficient validation of the 'supportBigNumbers' and 'bigNumberStrings' parameters in the 'readCodeFor' function. Successful exploitation could lead to significant security risks, including unauthorized user access and data theft. Users are strongly urged to upgrade to the latest version of mysql2 to mitigate this threat.

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