What is CVE-2018-6617?

CVE-2018-6617 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ehcp Easy Hosting Control Panel, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-05-11.

How severe is CVE-2018-6617?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Ehcp Easy Hosting Control Panel

CVE-2018-6617

Easy Hosting Control Panel (EHCP) v0.37.12.b, when using a local MySQL server, allows attackers to change passwords of arbitrary database users by leveraging failure to ask for the current password.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.004 (35.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Ehcp Easy_hosting_control_panel — versions 0.37.12.b
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-6617?: CVE-2018-6617 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ehcp Easy Hosting Control Panel, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-05-11.
How severe is CVE-2018-6617?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.