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CVE-2000-0402

• Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 90.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2000-07-12 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The Mixed Mode authentication capability in Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 stores the System Administrator (sa) account in plaintext in a log file which is readable by any user, aka the "SQL Server 7.0 Service Pack Password" vulnerability.

Affected products

• Microsoft SQL Server: 7.0, 7.0-sp1, 7.0-sp2

References

• http://www.microsoft.com/technet/support/kb.asp?ID=263968
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1281
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-035
• http://www.microsoft.com/technet/support/kb.asp?ID=263968
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1281
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-035

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