MariaDB Connector/Node.js is used to connect applications developed on Node.js to MariaDB and MySQL databases. Prior to versions 3.3.3, 3.4.6, and 3.5.3, when ssl is enabled without a pinned CA or server certificate, MariaDB Connector/Node.js sends credentials before completing certificate fingerprint validation. In lib/cmd/handshake/auth/handshake.js, a server that selects mysql_clear_password as the initial authentication plugin can receive the password before the post-TLS identity check. In lib/cmd/handshake/authentication.js, an authentication switch can evaluate the previous plugin instead of the requested target plugin, allowing mysql_clear_password to send the credential first. An active man-in-the-middle can present a self-signed certificate, capture the database password, and use it to authenticate directly even though the connector later rejects the server and closes the connection. This issue is fixed in versions 3.3.3, 3.4.6, and 3.5.3.
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GHSA-cqhc-2h57-wpxf | MariaDB's connector leaks the cleartext password to an MitM despite `ssl: true` |
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Fri, 28 Aug 2026 19:45:00 +0000
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| Description | MariaDB Connector/Node.js is used to connect applications developed on Node.js to MariaDB and MySQL databases. Prior to versions 3.3.3, 3.4.6, and 3.5.3, when ssl is enabled without a pinned CA or server certificate, MariaDB Connector/Node.js sends credentials before completing certificate fingerprint validation. In lib/cmd/handshake/auth/handshake.js, a server that selects mysql_clear_password as the initial authentication plugin can receive the password before the post-TLS identity check. In lib/cmd/handshake/authentication.js, an authentication switch can evaluate the previous plugin instead of the requested target plugin, allowing mysql_clear_password to send the credential first. An active man-in-the-middle can present a self-signed certificate, capture the database password, and use it to authenticate directly even though the connector later rejects the server and closes the connection. This issue is fixed in versions 3.3.3, 3.4.6, and 3.5.3. | |
| Title | MariaDB Connector/Node.js: Connector leaks the cleartext password to an MitM despite `ssl: true` | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-295 CWE-522 |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published:
Updated: 2026-08-28T19:02:49.413Z
Reserved: 2026-06-16T16:16:32.627Z
Link: CVE-2026-55215
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-08-28T20:18:26.353
Modified: 2026-08-28T20:18:26.353
Link: CVE-2026-55215
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-08-28T21:00:04Z
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