mysql is vulnerable to cross-site scripting (XSS). The vulnerability exists as an insufficient HTML entities quoting flaw was found in the mysql command line client’s HTML output mode. If an attacker was able to inject arbitrary HTML tags into data stored in a MySQL database, which was later retrieved using the mysql command line client and its HTML output mode, they could perform a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against victims viewing the HTML output in a web browser.
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secunia.com/advisories/38517
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www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497158/100/0/threaded
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www.securityfocus.com/bid/31486
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exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45590
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