CVE-2016-10104

Information Disclosure can occur in sshProfiles.jsd in Hitek Software's Automize because of the Read attribute being set for Users. This allows an attacker to recover encrypted passwords for SSH/SFTP profiles. Verified in all 10.x versions up to and including 10.25, and all 11.x versions up to and including 11.14.

Published: 2017-01-23 Last update: 2026-05-13 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2016-10104 is rated Moderate Risk (40.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.27%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-10104

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-17 0.18% 0.27% +0.09%
2 2023-03-07 0.89% 0.18% -0.71%
3 2022-02-04 0.89%

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2016-10104

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.9 3.0 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
2.2 3.6 [email protected]
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2016-10104

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2016-10104

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
hiteksoftware automize 10.00 cpe:2.3:a:hiteksoftware:automize:10.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hiteksoftware automize 10.01 cpe:2.3:a:hiteksoftware:automize:10.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hiteksoftware automize 10.02 cpe:2.3:a:hiteksoftware:automize:10.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hiteksoftware automize 10.03 cpe:2.3:a:hiteksoftware:automize:10.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hiteksoftware automize 10.04 cpe:2.3:a:hiteksoftware:automize:10.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hiteksoftware automize 10.05 cpe:2.3:a:hiteksoftware:automize:10.05:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hiteksoftware automize 10.06 cpe:2.3:a:hiteksoftware:automize:10.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hiteksoftware automize 10.07 cpe:2.3:a:hiteksoftware:automize:10.07:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hiteksoftware automize 10.08 cpe:2.3:a:hiteksoftware:automize:10.08:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hiteksoftware automize 10.09 cpe:2.3:a:hiteksoftware:automize:10.09:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hiteksoftware automize 10.11 cpe:2.3:a:hiteksoftware:automize:10.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hiteksoftware automize 10.12 cpe:2.3:a:hiteksoftware:automize:10.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hiteksoftware automize 10.13 cpe:2.3:a:hiteksoftware:automize:10.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hiteksoftware automize 10.14 cpe:2.3:a:hiteksoftware:automize:10.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hiteksoftware automize 10.15 cpe:2.3:a:hiteksoftware:automize:10.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hiteksoftware automize 10.16 cpe:2.3:a:hiteksoftware:automize:10.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hiteksoftware automize 10.17 cpe:2.3:a:hiteksoftware:automize:10.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hiteksoftware automize 10.18 cpe:2.3:a:hiteksoftware:automize:10.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hiteksoftware automize 10.19 cpe:2.3:a:hiteksoftware:automize:10.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hiteksoftware automize 10.20 cpe:2.3:a:hiteksoftware:automize:10.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hiteksoftware automize 10.21 cpe:2.3:a:hiteksoftware:automize:10.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hiteksoftware automize 10.22 cpe:2.3:a:hiteksoftware:automize:10.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hiteksoftware automize 10.23 cpe:2.3:a:hiteksoftware:automize:10.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hiteksoftware automize 10.24 cpe:2.3:a:hiteksoftware:automize:10.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hiteksoftware automize 10.25 cpe:2.3:a:hiteksoftware:automize:10.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hiteksoftware automize 11.00 cpe:2.3:a:hiteksoftware:automize:11.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hiteksoftware automize 11.01 cpe:2.3:a:hiteksoftware:automize:11.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hiteksoftware automize 11.02 cpe:2.3:a:hiteksoftware:automize:11.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hiteksoftware automize 11.03 cpe:2.3:a:hiteksoftware:automize:11.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hiteksoftware automize 11.04 cpe:2.3:a:hiteksoftware:automize:11.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hiteksoftware automize 11.05 cpe:2.3:a:hiteksoftware:automize:11.05:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hiteksoftware automize 11.06 cpe:2.3:a:hiteksoftware:automize:11.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hiteksoftware automize 11.07 cpe:2.3:a:hiteksoftware:automize:11.07:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hiteksoftware automize 11.08 cpe:2.3:a:hiteksoftware:automize:11.08:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hiteksoftware automize 11.09 cpe:2.3:a:hiteksoftware:automize:11.09:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hiteksoftware automize 11.11 cpe:2.3:a:hiteksoftware:automize:11.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hiteksoftware automize 11.12 cpe:2.3:a:hiteksoftware:automize:11.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hiteksoftware automize 11.13 cpe:2.3:a:hiteksoftware:automize:11.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hiteksoftware automize 11.14 cpe:2.3:a:hiteksoftware:automize:11.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2016-10104

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