What is CVE-2019-7649?

CVE-2019-7649 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cmswing, classified under Use of Password Hash With Insufficient Computational Effort. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-02-17.

How severe is CVE-2019-7649?

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

Vulnerability in Cmswing

CVE-2019-7649

global.encryptPassword in bootstrap/global.js in CMSWing 1.3.7 relies on multiple MD5 operations for password hashing.

Published 2019-02-17 · 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: 0.009 (57.8th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 58th percentile — 57.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Cmswing — versions 1.3.7

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-916 — Use of Password Hash With Insufficient Computational Effort

References

github.com/arterli/CmsWing/issues/41 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-7649?: CVE-2019-7649 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cmswing, classified under Use of Password Hash With Insufficient Computational Effort. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-02-17.
How severe is CVE-2019-7649?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.