What is CVE-2018-8916?

CVE-2018-8916 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Synology Diskstation Manager, classified under CWE-620. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2018-06-08.

How severe is CVE-2018-8916?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Synology Diskstation Manager

CVE-2018-8916

Unverified password change vulnerability in Change Password in Synology DiskStation Manager (DSM) before 6.2-23739 allows remote authenticated users to reset password without verification.

EPSS: 0.010 (58.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Synology Diskstation_manager
Synology Diskstation Manager (Dsm) — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-620
CWE-640 — Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password

References

security@synology.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-8916?: CVE-2018-8916 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Synology Diskstation Manager, classified under CWE-620. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2018-06-08.
How severe is CVE-2018-8916?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.