Vulnerability in Opendental
CVE-2016-6531
Open Dental 16.1 and earlier has a hardcoded MySQL root password, which allows remote attackers to obtain administrative access by leveraging access to intranet TCP port 3306. NOTE: the vendor disputes this issue, stating that the "vulnerability note ... is factually false ... there is indeed a default blank password, but it can be changed ... We recommend that users change it, each customer receives direction.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.025 (84.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 84th percentile — 84.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.025 · newest: 0.025 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/619767 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/92780 (vdb-entry)
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/GWAN-ACVSBM (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-6531?
- CVE-2016-6531 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Opendental, classified under CWE-255. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-09-24.
- How severe is CVE-2016-6531?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.