# CVE-2012-4933: Hardcoded credentials in n/a

> Remote attackers can access sensitive information in Novell ZENworks Asset Management Web Console due to hard-coded credentials in the rtrlet application.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/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:** 20 Oct 2012
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-w65x-2cwr-hcvq

## What is CVE-2012-4933?

CVE-2012-4933 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Oct 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The rtrlet web application in the Web Console in Novell ZENworks Asset Management (ZAM) 7.5 uses a hard-coded username of Ivanhoe and a hard-coded password of Scott for the (1) GetFile_Password and (2) GetConfigInfo_Password operations, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted rtrlet/rtr request for the HandleMaintenanceCalls function.

Weakness: CWE-255

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-4933?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Novell Zenworks Asset Management.

## How do I fix CVE-2012-4933?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-4933 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2012-4933 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2012-4933 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Novell ZENworks Asset Management 7.5 Remote File Access (metasploit)
- Novell ZENworks Asset Management 7.5 Configuration Access (metasploit)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2011-2653](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-2653/): Path traversal in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2006-6299](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-6299/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2012-4933 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2012-4933 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Oct 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2012-4933 exists.

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-2012-4933/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-4933/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-4933
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4933
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-4933

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