CVE-2003-0148
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…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.56%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.56% probability · 45th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- mcafee/epolicy orchestrator
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2003/a073103-1.txtPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.nai.com/us/promos/mcafee/epo_vulnerabilities.aspPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2003/a073103-1.txtPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.nai.com/us/promos/mcafee/epo_vulnerabilities.aspPatch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.