CVE-2016-6531

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2016-09-24 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-255

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.

Affected products

Open Dental: through 16.1

References

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/619767
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/GWAN-ACVSBM
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92780
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/619767
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/GWAN-ACVSBM
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92780

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