THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2016-7253
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2016-7253

Sql Server vulnerability

CVSS
8.8
EPSS
11.9%
EPSS pct
96th
Exploited
No known
The agent in Microsoft SQL Server 2012 SP2, 2012 SP3, 2014 SP1, 2014 SP2, and 2016 does not properly check the atxcore.dll ACL, which allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors, aka "SQL Server Agent Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
Affected vendor
Microsoft
Affected product
Sql Server
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-264 — Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
Published
2016-11-10

Risk analysis

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

Its EPSS score of 11.9% 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-2016-7253

  • Confirm whether Microsoft Sql Server is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2016-7253.
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