# CVE-2015-1842: Hardcoded credentials in n/a > Remote attackers can execute arbitrary shell commands on systems using Red Hat OpenStack Puppet Modules due to a default password for the pcsd daemon. - **Severity:** Critical 10.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`) - **Exploited in the wild:** Not known - **Login needed:** Not needed - **Attackable:** Over the internet - **Victim action needed:** Not needed - **Fix available:** Yes - **Published:** 10 Apr 2015 - **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024 - **Also known as:** GHSA-x735-34cq-fm2q, RHSA-2015:0789, RHSA-2015:0791, RHSA-2015:0830, RHSA-2015:0831, RHSA-2015:0832 ## What is CVE-2015-1842? CVE-2015-1842 is a critical vulnerability in Redhat Openstack, published on 10 Apr 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim. ### Official description The puppet manifests in the Red Hat openstack-puppet-modules package before 2014.2.13-2 uses a default password of CHANGEME for the pcsd daemon, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary shell commands via unspecified vectors. Weakness: CWE-255 ## Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-1842? It affects 1 product. | Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `augeas` | Red Hat:openstack-installer:5::el6 | All versions | 0:1.0.0-7.el6_6.1 | | `augeas-debuginfo` | Red Hat:openstack-installer:5::el6 | All versions | 0:1.0.0-7.el6_6.1 | | `openstack-foreman-installer` | Red Hat:openstack-installer:5::el6 | All versions | 0:2.0.34-1.el6ost | | `openstack-puppet-modules` | Red Hat:openstack-installer:5::el6 | All versions | 0:2014.1.2-1.el6ost | | `rhel-osp-installer` | Red Hat:openstack-installer:5::el6 | All versions | 1:0.4.7-2.el6ost | | `ruby193-rubygem-staypuft` | Red Hat:openstack-installer:5::el6 | All versions | 0:0.4.15-1.el6ost | | `ruby193-rubygem-staypuft-doc` | Red Hat:openstack-installer:5::el6 | All versions | 0:0.4.15-1.el6ost | | `foreman-discovery-image` | Red Hat:openstack-installer:6::el7 | All versions | 0:7.0-20150227.0.el7ost | | `foreman-proxy` | Red Hat:openstack-installer:6::el7 | All versions | 0:1.6.0.30-6.el7ost | | `openstack-foreman-installer` | Red Hat:openstack-installer:6::el7 | All versions | 0:3.0.22-1.el7ost | | `openstack-puppet-modules` | Red Hat:openstack-installer:6::el7 | All versions | 0:2014.2.13-2.el7ost | | `rhel-osp-installer` | Red Hat:openstack-installer:6::el7 | All versions | 1:0.5.7-1.el7ost | | `rhel-osp-installer-client` | Red Hat:openstack-installer:6::el7 | All versions | 1:0.5.7-1.el7ost | | `ruby193-rubygem-staypuft` | Red Hat:openstack-installer:6::el7 | All versions | 0:0.5.22-1.el7ost | | `ruby193-rubygem-staypuft-doc` | Red Hat:openstack-installer:6::el7 | All versions | 0:0.5.22-1.el7ost | | `openstack-packstack` | Red Hat:openstack:5::el6 | All versions | 0:2014.1.1-0.46.dev1280.el6ost | | `openstack-packstack-doc` | Red Hat:openstack:5::el6 | All versions | 0:2014.1.1-0.46.dev1280.el6ost | | `openstack-packstack-puppet` | Red Hat:openstack:5::el6 | All versions | 0:2014.1.1-0.46.dev1280.el6ost | | `openstack-puppet-modules` | Red Hat:openstack:5::el6 | All versions | 0:2014.1.2-1.el6ost | | `openstack-packstack` | Red Hat:openstack:5::el7 | All versions | 0:2014.1.1-0.46.dev1280.el7ost | | `openstack-packstack-doc` | Red Hat:openstack:5::el7 | All versions | 0:2014.1.1-0.46.dev1280.el7ost | | `openstack-packstack-puppet` | Red Hat:openstack:5::el7 | All versions | 0:2014.1.1-0.46.dev1280.el7ost | | `openstack-puppet-modules` | Red Hat:openstack:5::el7 | All versions | 0:2014.1.2-1.el7ost | | `openstack-packstack` | Red Hat:openstack:6::el7 | All versions | 0:2014.2-0.20.dev1467.g70c9655.el7ost | | `openstack-packstack-doc` | Red Hat:openstack:6::el7 | All versions | 0:2014.2-0.20.dev1467.g70c9655.el7ost | | `openstack-packstack-puppet` | Red Hat:openstack:6::el7 | All versions | 0:2014.2-0.20.dev1467.g70c9655.el7ost | | `openstack-puppet-modules` | Red Hat:openstack:6::el7 | All versions | 0:2014.2.13-2.el7ost | Products: Redhat Openstack. ## How do I fix CVE-2015-1842? Upgrade to a fixed version. ## Is CVE-2015-1842 being exploited? There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-1842 in the wild and no public exploit code. ## Other vulnerabilities in Redhat Openstack - [CVE-2017-2637](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-2637/): Auth bypass in rhosp-director (critical 9.9) - [CVE-2022-38065](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38065/): Privilege escalation in OpenStack (high 8.8) - [CVE-2016-4474](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-4474/): Hardcoded credentials in n/a (high 8.8) - [CVE-2021-31918](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-31918/): Information disclosure in tripleo-ansible (high 7.5) - [CVE-2013-1793](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-1793/): Hardcoded credentials in openstack-db program (high 7.5) ## Fix prompt for AI coding agents ```text Check this codebase for CVE-2015-1842 and fix it if it is affected. What it is: CVE-2015-1842 is a critical vulnerability in Redhat Openstack, published on 10 Apr 2015. 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-2015-1842 in the wild and no public exploit code. Affected product: Redhat Openstack. 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-2015-1842/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-1842/index.md) ``` ## Sources - CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-1842 - NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1842 - OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2015-1842 --- From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-1842/ Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.