What is the CVSS score of CVE-2016-10512?

CVE-2016-10512 has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 9.8 (Critical). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.4%.

Faxfinder CVE-2016-10512

CRITICAL

Credentials Management Errors (CWE-255)

2017-09-30 cve@mitre.org

Authentication Bypass Faxfinder

9.8

CVSS 3.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

9.8 CRITICAL

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Sep 30, 2017 - 01:29 cve.org

CRITICAL 9.8

DescriptionCVE.org

MultiTech FaxFinder before 4.1.2 stores Passwords unencrypted for maintaining the test connectivity function of its LDAP configuration. These credentials are retrieved by the system when the LDAP configuration page is opened and are embedded directly into the HTML source code in cleartext.

AnalysisAI

MultiTech FaxFinder before 4.1.2 stores Passwords unencrypted for maintaining the test connectivity function of its LDAP configuration. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-255. MultiTech FaxFinder before 4.1.2 stores Passwords unencrypted for maintaining the test connectivity function of its LDAP configuration. These credentials are retrieved by the system when the LDAP configuration page is opened and are embedded directly into the HTML source code in cleartext. Affected products include: Multitech Faxfinder. Version information: before 4.1.2.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.