CVE-2017-16629
In SapphireIMS 4097_1, it is possible to guess the registered/active usernames of the software from the errors it gives out for each type of user on the Login form.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.17%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
In SapphireIMS 4097_1, it is possible to guess the registered/active usernames of the software from the errors it gives out for each type of user on the Login form. For "Incorrect User" - it gives an error "The application failed to identify the user. Please contact administrator for help." For "Correct User and Incorrect Password" - it gives an error "Authentication failed. Please login again."
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.17% probability · 67th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-209
- Affected
- sapphireims/sapphireims
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 1.2% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://vuln.shellcoder.party/2020/07/18/cve-2017-16629-sapphireims-login-page-information-disclosure/Third Party Advisory
- https://vuln.shellcoder.party/tags/sapphireims/Third Party Advisory
- https://vuln.shellcoder.party/2020/07/18/cve-2017-16629-sapphireims-login-page-information-disclosure/Third Party Advisory
- https://vuln.shellcoder.party/tags/sapphireims/Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.