CVE-2016-6531 - CVE House
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Status published Unknown CVE-2016-6531

Open Dental 16.1 and earlier has a hardcoded MySQL root...

Vulnerability Description

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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

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References

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

opendental
Vulnerable Versions:
0

Timeline

Official Publish: September 24th, 2016
Last Modified: August 6th, 2024
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

No vector data available

Weaknesses (CWE)

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MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

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