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.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epolicy_orchestrator | Mcafee | 2.0 (including) | 2.0 (including) |
| Epolicy_orchestrator | Mcafee | 2.5 (including) | 2.5 (including) |
| Epolicy_orchestrator | Mcafee | 2.5-sp1 (including) | 2.5-sp1 (including) |
| Epolicy_orchestrator | Mcafee | 2.5.1 (including) | 2.5.1 (including) |
| Epolicy_orchestrator | Mcafee | 3.0 (including) | 3.0 (including) |