# CVE-2014-5405: Hospira MedNet Use of Hard-coded Password

> Remote authenticated users can bypass access restrictions and escalate privileges by using a hardcoded cleartext password for database authorization.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 3 Apr 2015
- **Updated:** 3 Nov 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-m3j7-7x7f-j7pf

## What is CVE-2014-5405?

CVE-2014-5405 is a critical vulnerability in Hospira MedNet, published on 3 Apr 2015. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Hospira MedNet before 6.1 uses a hardcoded cleartext password to control SQL database authorization, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions by leveraging knowledge of this password.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor), CWE-259 (Use of Hard-coded Password)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-5405?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Hospira Mednet.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-5405?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-5405 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2014-5405 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-5405 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Hospira MedNet

- [CVE-2014-5401](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-5401/): Hospira MedNet Code Injection (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2014-5400](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-5400/): Hospira MedNet Password in Configuration File (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2014-5403](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-5403/): Hospira MedNet Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key (medium 6.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-5405 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-5405 is a critical vulnerability in Hospira MedNet, published on 3 Apr 2015. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-5405 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Hospira MedNet. 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-2014-5405/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-5405/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-5405
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-5405
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-5405

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-5405/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.