What is CVE-2016-6532?

CVE-2016-6532 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Dexis Imaging Suite, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-09-24.

How severe is CVE-2016-6532?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Dexis Imaging Suite

CVE-2016-6532

DEXIS Imaging Suite 10 has a hardcoded password for the sa account, which allows remote attackers to obtain administrative access by entering this password in a DEXIS_DATA SQL Server session.

EPSS: 0.033 (87.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Dexis Imaging_suite
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

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-2016-6532?: CVE-2016-6532 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Dexis Imaging Suite, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-09-24.
How severe is CVE-2016-6532?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.