Is CVE-2018-16606 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2018-16606 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2018-16606?

CVE-2018-16606 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2018-16606?

CVE-2018-16606 has an EPSS score of 5.95% (92th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2018-16606?

Upgrade proconf to 6.1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2018-16606

MEDIUMEPSS 92th pctl

6.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

In ProConf before 6.1, an Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) allows any author to view and grab all submitted papers (Title and Abstract) and their authors' personal information (Name, Email, Organization, and Position) by changing the value of Paper ID (the pid parameter).

CWE-639Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

How to fix

Remediation Available

proconfNVD

Affected:< 6.1Fixed in:6.1CVE-2018-16606derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

5.95%probability of exploitation in 30 days

92ndpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 92% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit2

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.