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tidbGHSA-4whx-7p29-mq22

TiDB authentication bypass vulnerability

tidb

CVE-2022-31011 · Published Jun 6, 2022 · updated Jul 9, 2025

High7.8
Fix: upgrade to 0.0.0-20220221072141-27ffd1126da1 or later (3 fixed versions below)
GitHub advisory

Impact

Under certain conditions, an attacker can construct malicious authentication requests to bypass the authentication process, resulting in privilege escalation or unauthorized access.

Only users using TiDB 5.3.0 are affected by this vulnerability.

Patches

Please upgrade to TiDB 5.3.1 or higher version

Workarounds

You can also mitigate risks by taking the following measures.

Option 1: Turn off SEM (Security Enhanced Mode).

Option 2: Disable local login for non-root accounts and ensure that the same IP cannot be logged in as root or normal user at the same time.

References

https://en.pingcap.com/download/

For more information

If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:

  • Email us at security@tidb.io

Affected versions

PackageAffectedFixed in
github.com/pingcap/tidb
Go
>= 5.3.0, < 5.3.15.3.1
>= 0.0.0-20210808221113-a7fdc2a05663, < 0.0.0-20220221072141-27ffd1126da10.0.0-20220221072141-27ffd1126da1
>= 1.1.0-beta.0.20210808221113-a7fdc2a05663, < 1.1.0-beta.0.20220221072141-27ffd1126da11.1.0-beta.0.20220221072141-27ffd1126da1
Details and references
CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity from
GitHub (reviewed advisory)
Weakness
CWE-287
Also known as
CVE-2022-31011

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