CVE-2002-0721

Data Engine vulnerability

CVSS

10.0

EPSS

46.3%

EPSS pct

99th

Exploited

No known

Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 and 2000 installs with weak permissions for extended stored procedures that are associated with helper functions, which could allow unprivileged users, and possibly remote attackers, to run stored procedures with administrator privileges via (1) xp_execresultset, (2) xp_printstatements, or (3) xp_displayparamstmt.

Affected vendor

Microsoft

Affected product

Data Engine

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Published

2002-09-05

Risk analysis

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

Its EPSS score of 46.3% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it among the most exploited CVEs currently tracked.

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