CVE-2003-0118
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedSQL injection vulnerability in the Document Tracking and Administration (DTA) website of Microsoft BizTalk Server 2000 and 2002 allows remote attackers to execute operating system commands via a request to (1) rawdocdata.asp or (2) RawCustomSearchField.asp containing an embedded SQL statement.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceSQL injection vulnerability in Microsoft BizTalk Server 2000/2002 DTA website allows remote attackers to execute OS commands via malformed SQL in rawdocdata.asp and RawCustomSearchField.asp request parameters.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 2000= 2002CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify installed BizTalk Server versionCheck the installed version via Windows Add/Remove Programs, or inspect the BizTalk Server installation directory for version information (typically found in the registry or installation logs)Affected if The installed version is exactly 2000 or exactly 2002
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Locate the DTA website filesSearch for rawdocdata.asp and RawCustomSearchField.asp in the BizTalk Server installation directory, typically under the DTA or Web folder structureAffected if Both affected ASP files exist in the DTA web directory
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Verify DTA website is accessibleCheck if the BizTalk Server DTA website or virtual directory is configured and running in IIS. Attempt to access the affected ASP pages via HTTP if the site is externally or internally reachableAffected if The DTA website is running and the ASP files are accessible over HTTP
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Check for unpatched stateReview installed Microsoft security updates or patches. Cross-reference with MS03-012 (the patch for this vulnerability) to confirm whether the security update has been appliedAffected if The patch MS03-012 has not been installed, leaving the SQL injection vulnerability unmitigated
Your environment is affected if BizTalk Server 2000 or 2002 is installed with the DTA website enabled and accessible, and the affected ASP files (rawdocdata.asp, RawCustomSearchField.asp) are present without the MS03-012 patch applied.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply vendor patches; if unavailable for legacy systems, implement input validation/waf or migrate to supported BizTalk Server version with parameterized queries.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2003-0118 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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