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

Published 2018-05-11 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (33.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 33rd percentile — 33.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: -0.000

Affected products

Ehcp Easy Hosting Control Panel — versions 0.37.12.b

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/EHCP-v0.37.12.b-UNVERIFIED-PASSWORD-CHANGE… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
packetstormsecurity.com/files/147558/Easy-Hosting-Control-Panel-0.37.12.b-Unver… (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)

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.