CVE-2016-7251 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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."

Published: 2016-11-10

Score: 6.1 Medium

EPSS: 8.2% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server:2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-8107	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."

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0819.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94043
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037250
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-136

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Microsoft Sql Server

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2016-11-10T06:16:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T01:57:46.869Z

Reserved: 2016-09-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-7251

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-11-10T07:00:05.207

Modified: 2026-06-17T00:52:51.803

Link: CVE-2016-7251

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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