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CVE-2018-15632: Odoo: Hard-coded credentials or backdoor
CVE-2018-15632 is rated critical with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.1 and affects Odoo. Per its scoring, it can be exploited over the network, without authentication, without any user interaction.
Vulnerability description
Improper input validation in database creation logic in Odoo Community 11.0 and earlier and Odoo Enterprise 11.0 and earlier, allows remote attackers to initialize an empty database on which they can connect with default credentials.
Severity breakdown
CVSS v3.1 9.1: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
- Attack vector: Network. Exploitable remotely over the network, with no need for local or physical access.
- Attack complexity: Low. No special conditions; the attack can be repeated reliably.
- Privileges required: None. No account or prior access is needed.
- User interaction: None. No action from any user is needed.
- Scope: Unchanged. Impact stays within the vulnerable component.
- Confidentiality impact: None. No loss of confidentiality.
- Integrity impact: High. Total loss of integrity; data or system state can be fully modified.
- Availability impact: High. Total loss of availability; the component can be shut down.
Underlying weakness
CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.
Affected products
- Odoo: up to and including 11.0