CVE-2019-14939

MySQL for Node.js Unsafe Options

5.5 MediumFix available

An issue was discovered in the mysql (aka mysqljs) module 2.17.1 for Node.js. The LOAD DATA LOCAL INFILE option is open by default.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

0.38%Unchanged since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.5

An issue was discovered in the mysql (aka mysqljs) module 2.17.1 for Node.js. The LOAD DATA LOCAL INFILE option is open by default.

Record: CVE-2019-14939
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 2.1 LowAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

An issue was discovered in the mysql (aka mysqljs) module 2.17.1 for Node.js. The LOAD DATA LOCAL INFILE option is open by default.

Record: CVE-2019-14939
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2022-3732 No score

An issue was discovered in the mysql (aka mysqljs) module 2.17.1 for Node.js. The LOAD DATA LOCAL INFILE option is open by default.

Record: EUVD-2022-3732
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f982-mxwc-3mrx 5.5

MySQL for Node.js Unsafe Options

An issue was discovered in the mysql (aka mysqljs) module 2.17.1 for Node.js. The LOAD DATA LOCAL INFILE option is open by default.

Record: GHSA-f982-mxwc-3mrx
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-200
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 5.5

An issue was discovered in the mysql (aka mysqljs) module 2.17.1 for Node.js. The LOAD DATA LOCAL INFILE option is open by default.

Record: CVE-2019-14939
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2019-14939 5.5

An issue was discovered in the mysql (aka mysqljs) module 2.17.1 for Node.js. The LOAD DATA LOCAL INFILE option is open by default.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2019-14939
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGHSA-f982-mxwc-3mrx 5.5

MySQL for Node.js Unsafe Options

An issue was discovered in the mysql (aka mysqljs) module 2.17.1 for Node.js. The LOAD DATA LOCAL INFILE option is open by default.

Record: GHSA-f982-mxwc-3mrx
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-200
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2019-14939 5.5

An issue was discovered in the mysql (aka mysqljs) module 2.17.1 for Node.js. The LOAD DATA LOCAL INFILE option is open by default.

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2019-14939
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

mysql project mysql

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`mysql` npm	2.17.1 to 2.17.1	2.18.0
`node-mysql` Debian:12	before 2.18.0-1	2.18.0-1
`node-mysql` Debian:13	before 2.18.0-1	2.18.0-1
`node-mysql` Debian:14	before 2.18.0-1	2.18.0-1
`mysql` npm	2.17.1 up to 2.18.0	2.18.0
`node-mysql` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 2.4.2-1	None known
`node-mysql` Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 2.10.2-1	None known

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2019-14939 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Mysql Project Mysql, published August 12, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.38%, the 32nd percentile. Fixed in mysql 2.18.0.

References

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