# CVE-2015-1456: Information disclosure in n/a

> Remote administrators can read debug logs to obtain cleartext PostgreSQL credentials, exposing sensitive database access information.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 3 Feb 2015
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-ffvf-hcvh-5ccx

## What is CVE-2015-1456?

CVE-2015-1456 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Feb 2015. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Fortinet FortiAuthenticator 3.0.0 logs the PostgreSQL usernames and passwords in cleartext, which allows remote administrators to obtain sensitive information by reading the log at debug/startup/.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-1456?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Fortinet Fortiauthenticator.

## How do I fix CVE-2015-1456?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-1456 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2015-1456 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-1456 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2026-44277](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-44277/): Missing authorization in FortiAuthenticator (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2013-6990](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6990/): Privilege escalation in n/a (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2021-43067](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-43067/): Information disclosure in Fortinet FortiAuthenticator (high 8.3)
- [CVE-2021-22124](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-22124/): Denial of service in Fortinet FortiSandbox, FortiAuthenticator (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2015-1455](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-1455/): Hardcoded credentials in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2015-1456 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2015-1456 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Feb 2015. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-1456 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-2015-1456/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-1456/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-1456
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1456
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2015-1456

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