HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2002-0187

Sql Server vulnerability

CVSS
7.5
EPSS
13.9%
EPSS pct
96th
Exploited
No known
Cross-site scripting vulnerability in the SQLXML component of Microsoft SQL Server 2000 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary script via the root parameter as part of an XML SQL query, aka "Script Injection via XML Tag."
Affected vendor
Microsoft
Affected product
Sql Server
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published
2002-07-03

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to confidentiality, partial impact to integrity, partial impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 13.9% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 96% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2002-0187

  • Confirm whether Microsoft Sql Server is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2002-0187.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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