admin3 through 3.0.0 stores account passwords using single-round MD5 with only the username as salt and no key derivation function. Attackers with database access can recover plaintext passwords through offline dictionary or brute-force attacks due to negligible computational effort.
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/admin3-through-3.0.0-weak-password-hashing-via-single-round-md5
https://github.com/cjbi/admin3
https://github.com/LinYuanyi1/cve-request-poc/blob/master/admin3/C08_md5_credential_hashing.py
Published: 2026-09-17
Updated: 2026-09-18
Base Score: 6.1
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:C/I:N/A:N
Severity: Medium
Base Score: 4.9
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Severity: Medium
Base Score: 6.9
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Severity: Medium
EPSS: 0.00182