CVE-2016-10512
MultiTech FaxFinder before 4.1.2 stores Passwords unencrypted for maintaining the test...
CVE-2016-10512 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Multitech Faxfinder, published September 29, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.10%, the 81st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 9.8 CriticalCVSS 3.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 2.10%EPSS, 81st percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
MultiTech FaxFinder before 4.1.2 stores Passwords unencrypted for maintaining the test connectivity function of its LDAP configuration. These credentials are retrieved by the system when the LDAP configuration page is opened and are embedded directly into the HTML source code in cleartext.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
What each source reports
NVD Score used
MultiTech FaxFinder before 4.1.2 stores Passwords unencrypted for maintaining the test connectivity function of its LDAP configuration. These credentials are retrieved by the system when the LDAP configuration page is opened and are embedded directly into the HTML source code in cleartext.
- Record
CVE-2016-10512- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-255
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
MultiTech FaxFinder before 4.1.2 stores Passwords unencrypted for maintaining the test connectivity function of its LDAP configuration. These credentials are retrieved by the system when the LDAP configuration page is opened and are embedded directly into the HTML source code in cleartext.
- Record
CVE-2016-10512- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-1694No score
MultiTech FaxFinder before 4.1.2 stores Passwords unencrypted for maintaining the test connectivity function of its LDAP configuration. These credentials are retrieved by the system when the LDAP configuration page is opened and are embedded directly into the HTML source code in cleartext.
- Record
EUVD-2016-1694- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rcq5-f6hf-3cv6
MultiTech FaxFinder before 4.1.2 stores Passwords unencrypted for maintaining the test...
MultiTech FaxFinder before 4.1.2 stores Passwords unencrypted for maintaining the test connectivity function of its LDAP configuration. These credentials are retrieved by the system when the LDAP configuration page is opened and are embedded directly into the HTML source code in cleartext.
- Record
GHSA-rcq5-f6hf-3cv6- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.