CVE-2016-5683 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting ReadyDesk 9.1, allowing local users to retrieve cleartext SQL Server credentials. An attacker with local access can read the SQL_Config.aspx file and decrypt the data using a hardcoded key found within the ReadyDesk.dll file. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.8, indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, with low attack complexity and requiring only low privileges. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
9.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:readydesk:readydesk:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.