TI-2018-11207 Aliases CVE-2018-15719 GHSA-25p5-wc7c-qrrg

Credentials management flaw in Open Dental

MEDIUM 45CWE-255Published 2018-12-12 · Updated 2024-09-16

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-521.

Summary

Open Dental before version 18.4 installs a mysql database and uses the default credentials of "root" with a blank password. This allows anyone on the network with access to the server to access all database information.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01246 69th 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-2018-15719
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-25p5-wc7c-qrrg

References

Advisory 1

https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2018-44

TI-2016-05596 Open Dental 16.1 and earlier has a hardcoded MySQL root password, which allows remote… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2018-11206 Information disclosure in Open Dental CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
TI-2018-11205 Open Dental before version 18.4 stores user passwords as base64 encoded MD5 hashes. CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.3

Sources

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