What is CVE-2018-16659?

CVE-2018-16659 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Rausoft Id.prove, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-09-28.

How severe is CVE-2018-16659?

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

SQL Injection in Rausoft Id.prove

CVE-2018-16659

An issue was discovered in Rausoft ID.prove 2.95. The login page allows SQL injection via Microsoft SQL Server stacked queries in the Username POST parameter. Hypothetically, an attacker can utilize master..xp_cmdshell for the further privilege elevation.

Vulnerability class: SQL Injection

Published 2018-09-28 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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: 0.027 (85.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 86th percentile — 85.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.027 · newest: 0.027 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Rausoft Id.prove — versions 2.95

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-89 — SQL Injection

References

www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45500/ (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-16659?: CVE-2018-16659 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Rausoft Id.prove, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-09-28.
How severe is CVE-2018-16659?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.