CVE-2018-17489
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedEasyLobby Solo could allow a local attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the storing of the social security number in plaintext. By visiting the kiosk and viewing the Visitor table of the database, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to view stored social security numbers.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceEasyLobby Solo visitor management system stores visitor Social Security Numbers (SSN) in plaintext within the database's Visitor table. A local attacker with kiosk access can directly query or view this data to obtain sensitive PII.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 11.0.4563CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify EasyLobby Solo versionCheck the installed version of EasyLobby Solo in the application or system information. This can typically be found in the application's About section, Windows Programs and Features, or the installation directory.Affected if The installed version is exactly 11.0.4563
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Locate the backend databaseIdentify the database engine used (SQL Server, MySQL, etc.) and locate the database file or connection. Check application configuration files for database connection strings.Affected if A SQL or other database backend stores the visitor management data
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Inspect the Visitor table schemaConnect to the database and examine the Visitor table structure. Query the table schema to identify columns that store SSN or Social Security Number data.Affected if The Visitor table contains an SSN or SocialSecurityNumber column
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Check SSN field data formatQuery sample records from the SSN column in the Visitor table. Examine whether the data appears as plaintext numeric values (9-digit SSN) or encrypted/hashed content.Affected if SSN values are stored as plaintext 9-digit numbers readable without decryption
You are affected if running EasyLobby Solo version 11.0.4563 and the Visitor table contains unencrypted, readable SSN data.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImplement AES-256 encryption for the SSN field in the database and update application logic to handle encryption/decryption. Migrate existing plaintext SSN data to encrypted format. Use proper key management practices.
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- Implementation16.0 h
- Testing8.0 h
- Review / QA4.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2018-17489 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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