FKIE_CVE-2018-8527

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2018-10-10 13:29 - Updated: 2026-06-17 02:05
Severity
5.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Summary
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.
References
secure@microsoft.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105474Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secure@microsoft.comhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041826Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secure@microsoft.comhttps://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8527Patch, Vendor Advisory
secure@microsoft.comhttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45585/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105474Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041826Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8527Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45585/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
microsoft sql_server_management_studio 17.9
microsoft sql_server_management_studio 18.0
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