CVE-2018-8527

moderate-risk
Published 2018-10-10

An information disclosure vulnerability exists in Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) when parsing a malicious XEL file containing a reference to an external entity, aka "SQL Server Management Studio Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This affects SQL Server Management Studio 17.9, SQL Server Management Studio 18.0. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8532, CVE-2018-8533.

Do I need to act?

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47.9% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 52% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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1 public exploit available
45585
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 5.5/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (2)

Affected Vendors

Microsoft

References (8)

Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105474
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041826
Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8527
Exploit https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45585/
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105474
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041826
Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8527
Exploit https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45585/
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moderate-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 24/34 · High
Exposure 7/34 · Low