What is CVE-2016-5683?

CVE-2016-5683 is a high-severity vulnerability in Readydesk. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-08-26.

How severe is CVE-2016-5683?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Readydesk

CVE-2016-5683

ReadyDesk 9.1 allows local users to determine cleartext SQL Server credentials by reading the SQL_Config.aspx file and decrypting data with a hardcoded key in the ReadyDesk.dll file.

EPSS: 0.003 (27.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Readydesk — versions 9.1
N/a — versions n/a

References

cret@cert.org (US Government Resource, x_refsource_CERT-VN, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
cret@cert.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-5683?: CVE-2016-5683 is a high-severity vulnerability in Readydesk. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-08-26.
How severe is CVE-2016-5683?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.