CVE-2016-7251 Cross-site scripting in n/a

What is CVE-2016-7251?

CVE-2016-7251 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Microsoft Sql Server, published on 10 Nov 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the MDS API in Microsoft SQL Server 2016 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via an unspecified parameter, aka "MDS API XSS Vulnerability."

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-7251?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Microsoft Sql Server.

How do I fix CVE-2016-7251?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-7251 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2016-7251 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-7251 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-664m-vm73-69h5.