# CVE-2015-4547: Information disclosure in n/a

> Remote authenticated users can read a configuration file to obtain the cleartext AnnoDB password, exposing sensitive database credentials.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **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:** 12 Oct 2015
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-q3gr-4m8w-ff7m

## What is CVE-2015-4547?

CVE-2015-4547 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Oct 2015. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

EMC RSA Web Threat Detection before 5.1 SP1 stores a cleartext AnnoDB password in a configuration file, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information by reading this file.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-4547?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Rsa Web Threat Detection.

## How do I fix CVE-2015-4547?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-4547 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2015-4547 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-4547 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2018-1252](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1252/): RSA Web Threat Detection SQL Injection Vulnerability (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2014-4627](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-4627/): SQL injection in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2015-4548](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-4548/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2015-0541](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-0541/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2016-0919](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-0919/): Cross-site scripting in RSA Web Threat Detection RSA Web Threat Detection version 5.0, RSA Web Threat Detection version 5.1, RSA Web Threat Detection version 5.1.2 (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2015-4547 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2015-4547 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Oct 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-2015-4547 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-2015-4547/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-4547/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-4547
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-4547
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2015-4547

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