CVE-2018-16606
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…
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB, so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 5.9%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.
Description
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).
- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 5.95% probability · 93th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 16 April 2025
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-639
- Affected
- proconf/proconf
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 5.9% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- https://blog.ziaurrashid.com/idor-on-proconf-peer-reviewand-conference-management-system/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/149259/IDOR-On-ProConf-Peer-Review-And-Conference-Management-6.0-File-Disclosure.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://blog.ziaurrashid.com/idor-on-proconf-peer-reviewand-conference-management-system/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/149259/IDOR-On-ProConf-Peer-Review-And-Conference-Management-6.0-File-Disclosure.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.