---
id: 8382
title: "When Databases Attack: Entry Points"
source_domain: netspi.com
source_url: "https://www.netspi.com/blog/technical-blog/network-pentesting/when-databases-attack-entry-points/"
published_at: "2011-01-26T00:00:00Z"
tags: ["pentesting", "privilege-escalation", "insider-threat", "least-privilege", "database-security", "sql-server"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/8382"
lang: en
---

# When Databases Attack: Entry Points

## Summary

A NetSPI post on SQL Server entry points: application accounts running as sysadmin, DBA and server admin privilege inheritance, and service accounts leave trusted paths to arbitrary queries.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** netspi.com
- **Published:** 2011-01-26T00:00:00Z
- **Original:** https://www.netspi.com/blog/technical-blog/network-pentesting/when-databases-attack-entry-points/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/8382