CVE-2018-16988 describes an authentication bypass vulnerability in Open XDMoD through version 7.5.0, stemming from a weak password reset mechanism. This critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) allows an unauthenticated attacker to perform an account takeover by brute-forcing a predictable MD5 rid value, requiring only approximately 600 guesses if the victim recently initiated a password reset. The attack is network-based with low complexity and no user interaction, leading to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion has been observed, the high FAUCET Risk Score indicates its potential severity.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 8.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:buffalo:open_xdmod:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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