Open Dental before version 18.4 stores user passwords as base64 encoded MD5 hashes.
Priority LOW 25CWE-916Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-522.
Summary
Open Dental before version 18.4 stores user passwords as base64 encoded MD5 hashes.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00525 44th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open Dental | Open Dental | up to 18.3 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Open Dental VendorOpen Dental Affected up to 18.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:opendental:opendental:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 18.4 | Vulnerable | Open Dental |
- cpe:2.3:a:opendental:opendental:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 18.4 Vulnerable ·Open Dental
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-15717
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vxh8-h4fx-wwhc
References
More Open Dental Opendental vulnerabilities
- TI-2016-05596 Open Dental 16.1 and earlier has a hardcoded MySQL root password, which allows remote… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-11207 Credentials management flaw in Open Dental CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-11206 Information disclosure in Open Dental CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2018-15717 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-15717 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vxh8-h4fx-wwhc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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