CVE-2026-55854
MediumCVSS 5.9Summary
MariaDB Connector/Node.js prior to versions 3.2.4, 3.3.3, 3.4.6, and 3.5.3 can disclose an account password when PAM dialog authentication is negotiated over an insecure transport. In lib/cmd/handshake/auth/pam-password-auth.js and lib/cmd/handshake/authentication.js, the SendPamAuthPacketFactory behavior for the server-side plugin dialog lacked the secure-transport gate applied to mysql_clear_password. With the default sslMode=DISABLE and restrictedAuth=null settings, a hostile or on-path server can send an Authentication Switch Request for dialog over plain TCP, causing the connector to return the account password in cleartext. Properly verified TLS and a local Unix socket prevent this path, while fingerprint-only server identity validation is not sufficient.
Risk Assessment
Risk of password interception, which can lead to unauthorized database access and data confidentiality breach.
Recommendation
Upgrade to versions 3.2.4, 3.3.3, 3.4.6, or 3.5.3 which contain the fix, and enforce TLS encryption for database connections.
Other vulnerabilities in MariaDB Connector/Node.js
See all- CVE-2026-55855Medium
MariaDB Connector/Node.js prior to versions 3.2.4, 3.3.3, 3.4.6, and 3.5.3 permits SQL injection when attacker-controlled Buffer parameters are escaped client-side under the big5, gbk, sjis, cp932, or gb18030 client character sets. PacketOutputStream.writeBufferEscape in lib/io/packet-output-stream.js escaped bytes without the charset-aware getMbRecognizer logic in lib/misc/charset-mb.js. The server SQL lexer runs my_ismbchar before escape processing, so an attacker-controlled lead byte can consume the inserted 0x5C backslash as a multibyte trail byte and leave the following 0x27 quote unescaped, terminating the string literal and allowing arbitrary SQL. The default utf8mb4 character set and parameters sent through the execute binary prepared-statement path are not affected.
- CVE-2026-55215High
MariaDB Connector/Node.js before versions 3.3.3, 3.4.6, and 3.5.3, when SSL is enabled without a pinned CA or server certificate, sends credentials before completing certificate fingerprint validation. An active man-in-the-middle can capture the database password.
Original NVD description (English source)
MariaDB Connector/Node.js is used to connect applications developed on Node.js to MariaDB and MySQL databases. Prior to 3.2.4, 3.3.3, 3.4.6, and 3.5.3, MariaDB Connector/Node.js can disclose an account password when PAM dialog authentication is negotiated over an insecure transport. In lib/cmd/handshake/auth/pam-password-auth.js and lib/cmd/handshake/authentication.js, the SendPamAuthPacketFactory behavior for the server-side plugin dialog lacked the secure-transport gate applied to mysql_clear_password. With the default sslMode=DISABLE and restrictedAuth=null settings, a hostile or on-path server can send an Authentication Switch Request for dialog over plain TCP, causing the connector to return the account password in cleartext. Properly verified TLS and a local Unix socket prevent this path, while fingerprint-only server identity validation is not sufficient. This issue is fixed in versions 3.2.4, 3.3.3, 3.4.6, and 3.5.3.