# CVE-2010-1507: Hardcoded credentials in n/a

> Remote attackers can spoof session cookies using a fixed embedded secret key to bypass authentication on SUSE WebYaST appliances.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 3 Sep 2010
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qq64-jrrc-67ww

## What is CVE-2010-1507?

CVE-2010-1507 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Sep 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

WebYaST in yast2-webclient in SUSE Linux Enterprise (SLE) 11 on the WebYaST appliance uses a fixed secret key that is embedded in the appliance's image, which allows remote attackers to spoof session cookies by leveraging knowledge of this key.

Weakness: CWE-255

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-1507?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Novell Suse Linux.

## How do I fix CVE-2010-1507?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-1507 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2010-1507 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-1507 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2010-3912](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-3912/): Information disclosure in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2010-3110](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-3110/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2005-4790](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-4790/): Path traversal in n/a (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2006-0803](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-0803/): Security feature bypass in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2007-4432](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-4432/): Privilege escalation in n/a (medium 4.6)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2010-1507 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2010-1507 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Sep 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-1507 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-1507/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-1507/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-1507
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-1507
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2010-1507

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-1507/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.