CVE-2016-6531 (GCVE-0-2016-6531)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2016-09-24 10:00
Modified
2024-08-06 01:36
Severity ?
CWE
  • n/a
Summary
Open Dental 16.1 and earlier has a hardcoded MySQL root password, which allows remote attackers to obtain administrative access by leveraging access to intranet TCP port 3306. NOTE: the vendor disputes this issue, stating that the "vulnerability note ... is factually false ... there is indeed a default blank password, but it can be changed ... We recommend that users change it, each customer receives direction.
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
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