CVE-2018-16606

Q: How do I fix CVE-2018-16606?

Upgrade proconf to 6.1 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2018-16606 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2018-16606 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 5.9% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 93% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2018-16606?

CVE-2018-16606 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2018-16606 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for proconf (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

MEDIUMEPSS 93th 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

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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

93rdpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 93% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit2

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-639 (Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2023-6875	Critical	9.8	90%	-	-
CVE-2024-46982	High	7.5	59%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-45428	Critical	9.8	57%	-	-
CVE-2019-17382	Critical	9.1	54%	-	Fix
CVE-2026-55255	High	8.4	29%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2019-13360	Critical	9.8	24%	-	-

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2018-16606?

Upgrade proconf to 6.1 or later.

Is CVE-2018-16606 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2018-16606 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 5.9% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 93% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2018-16606?

CVE-2018-16606 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2018-16606 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for proconf (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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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.