CVE-2016-8347: An issue was discovered in Kabona AB WebDatorCentral (WDC) application prior to Version 3.4.0

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CRITICAL 9.8REMOTEMITIGATE

CVE-2016-8347 is a critical-severity flaw (CVSS 9.8) affecting webdatorcentral. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

An issue was discovered in Kabona AB WebDatorCentral (WDC) application prior to Version 3.4.0. WDC does not limit authentication attempts that may allow a brute force attack method.

Why this priority

Critical severity
Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	9.8 (Critical)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	None
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	2.3% (top 17%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-287
Published	2017-02-13
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): ICS-CERT · Vendor: kabona ab

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2017-02-13 21:59 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 00:54 UTCUpdated Record last modified

kabona ab webdatorcentral MITIGATE

Affected: all versions

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy webdatorcentral || rpm -q webdatorcentral || webdatorcentral --version

No fixed or unaffected release known

Apply the vendor mitigation from the advisory, disable the affected feature, or restrict network access.

Verify at the official source NVD · CVE Program · Report a problem with this page
Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.

Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2016-8347?

webdatorcentral: mitigate or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2016-8347 being exploited?

CVE-2016-8347 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2016-8347 affect?

CVE-2016-8347 affects webdatorcentral. Severity is critical (CVSS 9.8). An issue was discovered in Kabona AB WebDatorCentral (WDC) application prior to Version 3.4.0. WDC does not limit authentication attempts that may allow a brute force attack method.

How urgent is CVE-2016-8347?

Priority 60/100. Critical severity; Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action

Related CVEs

CVE-2016-8376 MEDIUM 6.1 MITIGATE An issue was discovered in Kabona AB WebDatorCentral (WDC) application prior to Version 3.4.0
CVE-2016-8356 HIGH 8.2 MITIGATE An issue was discovered in Kabona AB WebDatorCentral (WDC) application prior to Version 3.4.0
CVE-2016-0872 CRITICAL 9.8 UPGRADE A Plaintext Storage of a Password issue was discovered in Kabona AB WebDatorCentral (WDC) versions prior to Ve

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