What is CVE-2018-12420?

CVE-2018-12420 is a high-severity vulnerability in Icehrm, classified under Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-06-14.

How severe is CVE-2018-12420?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Icehrm

CVE-2018-12420

IceHrm before 23.0.1.OS has a risky usage of a hashed password in a request.

Vulnerability class: POODLE (CVE-2014-3566)

Published 2018-06-14 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.010 (61.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 61st percentile — 61.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Icehrm

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-327 — Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm

References

github.com/gamonoid/icehrm/commit/025a8283ab5d679ff99a6b82398e4c8efed1ad9d (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
github.com/gamonoid/icehrm/releases/tag/v23.0.1.OS (Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-12420?: CVE-2018-12420 is a high-severity vulnerability in Icehrm, classified under Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-06-14.
How severe is CVE-2018-12420?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.