CVE-2018-16219

Exp

A missing password verification in the web interface in AudioCodes 405HD VoIP phone with firmware 2.2.12 allows an remote attacker (in the same network as the device) to change the admin password without authentication via a POST request.

Published: 2019-04-25 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2018-16219 is rated High Exploit Risk (73.8/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.22%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2018-16219

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-16219

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 2026-06-15 0.23% 1.22% +0.98%
2 2025-03-30 0.50% 0.23% -0.27%
3 2025-03-29 0.50%

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2018-16219

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.8 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:A)
Attacker has to be nearby on the network—same office, same link, that vibe—not the whole wide internet.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
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:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
2.8 5.9 [email protected]
3.3 2.0 LOW
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:A)
Requires access to an adjacent network segment.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
6.5 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2018-16219

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2018-16219

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
audiocodes 405hd_firmware 2.2.12 cpe:2.3:o:audiocodes:405hd_firmware:2.2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2018-16219

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