CVE-2017-8516

Sql Server vulnerability

CVSS

7.5

EPSS

8.0%

EPSS pct

94th

Exploited

No known

Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services in Microsoft SQL Server 2012, Microsoft SQL Server 2014, and Microsoft SQL Server 2016 allows an information disclosure vulnerability when it improperly enforces permissions, aka "Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services Information Disclosure Vulnerability".

Affected vendor

Microsoft

Affected product

Sql Server

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weakness type (CWE)

CWE-200 — Exposure of Sensitive Information

Published

2017-08-08

Risk analysis

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

Its EPSS score of 8.0% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 94% of all scored CVEs.

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