# CVE-2012-1844: Hardcoded credentials in n/a

> Remote attackers can gain unauthorized access to Quantum, Dell, and IBM tape libraries using default passwords for unspecified user accounts.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 22 Mar 2012
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-v4g2-g68m-72jc

## What is CVE-2012-1844?

CVE-2012-1844 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Mar 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Quantum Scalar i500 tape library with firmware before i7.0.3 (604G.GS00100), also distributed as the Dell ML6000 tape library with firmware before A20-00 (590G.GS00100) and the IBM TS3310 tape library with firmware before R6C (606G.GS001), uses default passwords for unspecified user accounts, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via unknown vectors.

Weakness: CWE-255

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-1844?

It affects 9 products.


Products: Dell Powervault Ml6000, Dell Powervault Ml6000 Firmware, Dell Powervault Ml6010, Dell Powervault Ml6020, Dell Powervault Ml6030, Ibm Ts3310 Tape Library, Ibm Ts3310 Tape Library Firmware, Quantum Scalar I500, Quantum Scalar I500 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2012-1844?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-1844 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2012-1844 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-1844 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2014-2959](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-2959/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2012-1843](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-1843/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (medium 6.0)
- [CVE-2012-1841](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-1841/): Path traversal in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2012-1842](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-1842/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (low 3.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2012-1844 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2012-1844 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Mar 2012. 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-2012-1844 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-2012-1844/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-1844/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-1844
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1844
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-1844

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-1844/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.