CVE-2021-35965: Learningdigital.com, Inc. Orca HCM - Hard-code password

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2021-07-19 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-522

Description

The Orca HCM digital learning platform uses a weak factory default administrator password, which is hard-coded in the source code of the webpage in plain text, thus remote attackers can obtain administrator’s privilege without logging in.

Affected products

Learningdigital.com, Inc. Orca HCM: through 10.0

References

https://www.chtsecurity.com/news/ba7b3ae7-14f3-4970-b3f6-4d97d8c7ea25
https://www.twcert.org.tw/tw/cp-132-4925-86733-1.html
https://www.chtsecurity.com/news/ba7b3ae7-14f3-4970-b3f6-4d97d8c7ea25
https://www.twcert.org.tw/tw/cp-132-4925-86733-1.html

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