Is Security a Hopeless Quest?

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# MySQL design flaw allows malicious servers to steal files from clients - Jan 21, 2019

A design flaw in the file transfer interaction between a client host and a MySQL server allows an attacker running a malicious MySQL server to get access to any data the connected client has read access to. Someone can leverage this issue to retrieve sensitive information from an improperly configured web server that allows connections to untrusted servers, or from database management applications. page