{"id":"CVE-2018-16606","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2018-16606","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T20:26:59.896Z","title":"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…","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).","published":"2018-09-06T16:29:06.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:44:33.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":6.5,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"},"cwe":["CWE-639"],"affected":["proconf/proconf"],"epss":{"score":0.05949,"percentile":0.93235,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":false,"firstPublished":"2025-04-16","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":52236,"kind":"exploit","title":"ProConf 6.0 -  Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR)","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/52236","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/multiple/webapps/52236.txt","file":"exploits/multiple/webapps/52236.txt","published":"2025-04-16","added":"2025-04-16","updated":"2025-04-16","author":"ub3rsick","type":"webapps","platform":"multiple","port":null,"verified":false,"codes":["CVE-2018-16606"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"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."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://blog.ziaurrashid.com/idor-on-proconf-peer-reviewand-conference-management-system/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/149259/IDOR-On-ProConf-Peer-Review-And-Conference-Management-6.0-File-Disclosure.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://blog.ziaurrashid.com/idor-on-proconf-peer-reviewand-conference-management-system/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/149259/IDOR-On-ProConf-Peer-Review-And-Conference-Management-6.0-File-Disclosure.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16606","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}