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CVE-2016-7251

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the MDS API in Microsoft SQL Server 2016 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via an unspecified parameter, aka "MDS API XSS Vulnerability."

MEDIUM 6.1EPSS 8.19%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (8.19%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the MDS API in Microsoft SQL Server 2016 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via an unspecified parameter, aka "MDS API XSS Vulnerability."

CVSS 3.0
6.1 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS
8.19% probability · 95th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-79
Affected
microsoft/sql server
Source
secure@microsoft.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.