# CVE-2014-5434: Hardcoded credentials in SIGMA Spectrum Infusion System

> An attacker can access the infusion pump's wireless module via FTP using hard-coded default credentials, bypassing authentication controls.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 26 Mar 2019
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8j2v-wpmp-5j96

## What is CVE-2014-5434?

CVE-2014-5434 is a critical vulnerability in Baxter SIGMA Spectrum Infusion System, published on 26 Mar 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Baxter SIGMA Spectrum Infusion System version 6.05 (model 35700BAX) with wireless battery module (WBM) version 16 has a default account with hard-coded credentials used with the FTP protocol. Baxter asserts no files can be transferred to or from the WBM using this account. Baxter has released a new version of the SIGMA Spectrum Infusion System, Version 8, which incorporates hardware and software changes.

Weakness: CWE-798 (Use of Hard-coded Credentials), CWE-259 (Use of Hard-coded Password)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-5434?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Baxter Sigma Spectrum Infusion System Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-5434?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-5434 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2014-5434 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-5434 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Baxter SIGMA Spectrum Infusion System

- [CVE-2020-12040](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-12040/): Information disclosure in Baxter Sigma Spectrum Infusion Pumps (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-12043](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-12043/): Security feature bypass in Baxter Sigma Spectrum Infusion Pumps (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-12045](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-12045/): Hardcoded credentials in Baxter Sigma Spectrum Infusion Pumps (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-12047](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-12047/): Hardcoded credentials in Baxter Sigma Spectrum Infusion Pumps (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2014-5432](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-5432/): Auth bypass in SIGMA Spectrum Infusion System (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-5434 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-5434 is a critical vulnerability in Baxter SIGMA Spectrum Infusion System, published on 26 Mar 2019. 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-2014-5434 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Baxter SIGMA Spectrum Infusion System. 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-2014-5434/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-5434/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-5434
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-5434
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-5434

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