Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability in Default MSDE Installation via McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator

CVE-2003-0148 · HIGH Severity

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

The default installation of MSDE via McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator 2.0 through 3.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a series of steps that (1) obtain the database administrator username and encrypted password in a configuration file from the ePO server using a certain request, (2) crack the password due to weak cryptography, and (3) use the password to pass commands through xp_cmdshell.

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