# CVE-2002-0721: Privilege escalation in n/a

> Unprivileged users can execute extended stored procedures with administrator privileges due to weak default permissions in Microsoft SQL Server.

- **Severity:** Critical 10.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 20 Aug 2002
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-277j-v78r-mm9w

## What is CVE-2002-0721?

CVE-2002-0721 is a critical vulnerability in Microsoft Sql Server, published on 20 Aug 2002. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 and 2000 installs with weak permissions for extended stored procedures that are associated with helper functions, which could allow unprivileged users, and possibly remote attackers, to run stored procedures with administrator privileges via (1) xp_execresultset, (2) xp_printstatements, or (3) xp_displayparamstmt.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-0721?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Microsoft Data Engine, Microsoft Sql Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2002-0721?

No fix has been published for CVE-2002-0721 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2002-0721 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2002-0721 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Microsoft SQL 2000/7.0 - Agent Jobs Privilege Escalation (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Sql Server

- [CVE-2002-1145](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-1145/): Privilege escalation in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2008-0086](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-0086/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2008-0106](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-0106/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2008-0107](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-0107/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2002-1123](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-1123/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2002-0721 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2002-0721 is a critical vulnerability in Microsoft Sql Server, published on 20 Aug 2002. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2002-0721 exists.

Affected product: Microsoft Sql Server. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-0721/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-0721/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-0721
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0721
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2002-0721

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