What is CVE-2018-10723?

CVE-2018-10723 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Rangerstudio Directus, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-05-05.

How severe is CVE-2018-10723?

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

Vulnerability in Rangerstudio Directus

CVE-2018-10723

Directus 6.4.9 has a hardcoded admin password for the Admin account because of an INSERT statement in api/schema.sql.

Published 2018-05-05 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.013 (68.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 68th percentile — 68.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: -0.000

Affected products

Rangerstudio Directus — versions 6.4.9

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

References

gist.github.com/llandeilocymro/2438a0b5aba8b387c86d7e3181ecbe76 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-10723?: CVE-2018-10723 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Rangerstudio Directus, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-05-05.
How severe is CVE-2018-10723?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.