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CVE-2002-1374

7.5
CVSS v2.0 Base Score
20.45%
LOW RiskEPSS (97th percentile)
NVD-CWE-Other

The COM_CHANGE_USER command in MySQL 3.x before 3.23.54, and 4.x before 4.0.6, allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a brute force attack using a one-character password, which causes MySQL to only compare the provided password against the first character of the real password.

Published: 12/23/2002
Modified: 6/16/2026
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Vulnerability Summary

CVSS v2 Score

7.5

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS Score (Exploitation Probability)

20.45%LOW Exploitation Risk
97th percentile

This vulnerability has a 20.45% probability of being exploited in the next 30 days, ranking higher than 97% of all scored CVEs.

CWE Classification

NVD-CWE-Other