# CVE-2010-2928: Hardcoded credentials in n/a

> Local attackers can read stored credentials from a configuration file to gain privileges in VMware vCenter Server.

- **Severity:** Low 2.1 (`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 16 Feb 2011
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-328f-8262-r864

## What is CVE-2010-2928?

CVE-2010-2928 is a low-severity vulnerability in Vmware Vcenter Server, published on 16 Feb 2011. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The vCenter Tomcat Management Application in VMware vCenter Server 4.1 before Update 1 stores log-on credentials in a configuration file, which allows local users to gain privileges by reading this file.

Weakness: CWE-255

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-2928?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Vmware Vcenter Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2010-2928?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-2928 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2010-2928 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-2928 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2010-2928 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2010-2928 is a low-severity vulnerability in Vmware Vcenter Server, published on 16 Feb 2011. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-2928 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Vmware Vcenter Server. 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-2010-2928/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-2928/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-2928
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2928
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2010-2928

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-2928/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.