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Fencer Vulns
medium 6.5

CVE-2018-16606 json

In ProConf before 6.1, an Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) allows any author to view and grab all submitted papers (Title and Abstra…

published 2018-09-06 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-8413

cvss
6.5
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
5.9%
EPSS 5.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 93%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

In ProConf before 6.1, an Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) allows any author to view and grab all submitted papers (Title and Abstract) and their authors' personal information (Name, Email, Organization, and Position) by changing the value of Paper ID (the pid parameter).

Patch / fix

  • proconf proconf 6.1

Timeline

  1. Published
  2. First public exploit (EDB-52236)

Exploit prediction

5.95% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-52236 ProConf 6.0 - Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) webapps, 2025-04-16
  • blog.ziaurrashid.com https://blog.ziaurrashid.com/idor-on-proconf-peer-reviewand-conference-management-system/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • packetstormsecurity.com https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/149259/IDOR-On-ProConf-Peer-Review-And-Conference-Management-6.0-File-Disclosure.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 6.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD 2.0 4.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-639 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.