CVE-2018-15717
Open Dental before version 18.4 stores user passwords as base64 encoded MD5 hashes.
CVE-2018-15717 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Open Dental Dental, published December 12, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.53%, the 45th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 5.3 MediumCVSS 3.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 0.53%EPSS, 45th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
Open Dental before version 18.4 stores user passwords as base64 encoded MD5 hashes.
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
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Open Dental before version 18.4 stores user passwords as base64 encoded MD5 hashes.
- Record
CVE-2018-15717- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-916, CWE-522
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
Open Dental before version 18.4 stores user passwords as base64 encoded MD5 hashes.
- Record
CVE-2018-15717- Weakness
- CWE-916
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-7587No score
Open Dental before version 18.4 stores user passwords as base64 encoded MD5 hashes.
- Record
EUVD-2018-7587- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vxh8-h4fx-wwhc
Open Dental before version 18.4 stores user passwords as base64 encoded MD5 hashes.
Open Dental before version 18.4 stores user passwords as base64 encoded MD5 hashes.
- Record
GHSA-vxh8-h4fx-wwhc- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-522
- 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.