Use of hard-coded credentials in Cisco Video Surveillance Manager (VSM) - CVE-2018-15427
Published: October 10, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU15285
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-15427
CWE-ID: CWE-798
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Cisco Systems, Inc
Affected software:
Cisco Video Surveillance Manager (VSM)
Cisco Video Surveillance Manager (VSM)
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain full access to vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to presence of hard-coded credentials in application code. A remote unauthenticated attacker can access the affected system using the hard-coded credentials for the root account.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-15427
Install updates from vendor's website.