CVEvulnerability
CVE-2016-6531
9.8 CRITICAL
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2016-09-24
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)
- 9.8 CRITICAL — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
- 9.8 CRITICAL — CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 7.5 HIGH — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Weaknesses
- CWE-255
Description
Open Dental 16.1 and earlier has a hardcoded MySQL root password, which allows remote attackers to obtain administrative access by leveraging access to intranet TCP port 3306. NOTE: the vendor disputes this issue, stating that the "vulnerability note ... is factually false ... there is indeed a default blank password, but it can be changed ... We recommend that users change it, each customer receives direction.
Affected configurations
• opendental opendental (<= 16.1)
Related
Weakness · not in database (1)
References
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/619767 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/GWAN-ACVSBM Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92780 www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/619767 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/GWAN-ACVSBM Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92780 www.securityfocus.com