Impersonation

The dangers of MSSQL features – Impersonation & Links

The dangers of MSSQL features – Impersonation & Links

Microsoft has added a tremendous amount of functionality to MSSQL throughout the years, which enables developers and database administrators to do all sorts of neatness to complete their tasks. Today it does not take long to build a webpage and populate it with data collected from multiple sources, and even present it in a professional manor. This is of course great; It is possible to produce something of value in a short amount of time, but it can also expose your infrastructure in ways you might not suspect. In this blog post, I will dive into two MSSQL features; Impersonation and SQL Database Links and end it off with a Zero-to-Hero type attack, simulating a webpage vulnerable to SQL injection, which eventually leads to a complete domain compromise. Sounds interesting? Lets go!