CVE-2003-0148

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2003-08-27 · updated 2026-06-16

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.

Affected products

McAfee,LLC McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator (ePO): 2.0, 2.5, 2.5-sp1, 2.5.1, 3.0

References

http://www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2003/a073103-1.txt
http://www.nai.com/us/promos/mcafee/epo_vulnerabilities.asp
http://www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2003/a073103-1.txt
http://www.nai.com/us/promos/mcafee/epo_vulnerabilities.asp

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