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CVE-2016-7402: Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise: SQL injection
CVE-2016-7402 is rated critical with a CVSS v3.0 base score of 9.8 and NVD lists Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise as the affected product. Per its scoring, it can be exploited over the network, without authentication, without any user interaction. The scored impact on confidentiality, integrity and availability is the highest available.
Vulnerability description
SAP ASE 16.0 SP02 PL03 and prior versions allow attackers who own SourceDB and TargetDB databases to elevate privileges to sa (system administrator) via dbcc import_sproc SQL injection.
Severity breakdown
CVSS v3.0 9.8: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack vector: Network. Exploitable remotely over the network, with no need for local or physical access.
- Attack complexity: Low. No special conditions; the attack can be repeated reliably.
- Privileges required: None. No account or prior access is needed.
- User interaction: None. No action from any user is needed.
- Scope: Unchanged. Impact stays within the vulnerable component.
- Confidentiality impact: High. Total loss of confidentiality; sensitive data can be fully disclosed.
- Integrity impact: High. Total loss of integrity; data or system state can be fully modified.
- Availability impact: High. Total loss of availability; the component can be shut down.
Affected products
- Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise: up to and including 16.0