# CVE-2015-4966: Hardcoded credentials in n/a

> A default administrator account in IBM Maximo allows remote attackers to gain unauthorized access and escalate privileges.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 Nov 2015
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-cvj4-pqcv-mvc9

## What is CVE-2015-4966?

CVE-2015-4966 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Maximo Asset Management, published on 8 Nov 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM Maximo Asset Management 7.1 through 7.1.1.13, 7.5.0 before 7.5.0.9 FP009, and 7.6.0 before 7.6.0.2 IFIX001; Maximo Asset Management 7.5.0 before 7.5.0.9 FP009, 7.5.1, and 7.6.0 before 7.6.0.2 IFIX001 for SmartCloud Control Desk; and Maximo Asset Management 7.1 through 7.1.1.13 and 7.2 for Tivoli IT Asset Management for IT and certain other products have a default administrator account, which makes it easier for remote authenticated users to obtain access via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-255

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-4966?

It affects 11 products.


Products: Ibm Change and Configuration Management Database, Ibm Maximo Asset Management, Ibm Maximo for Government, Ibm Maximo for Life Sciences, Ibm Maximo for Nuclear Power, Ibm Maximo for Oil and Gas, Ibm Maximo for Transportation, Ibm Maximo for Utilities, Ibm Smartcloud Control Desk, Ibm Tivoli Asset Management for It, Ibm Tivoli Service Request Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2015-4966?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-4966 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2015-4966 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-4966 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Maximo Asset Management

- [CVE-2013-3323](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-3323/): Privilege escalation in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2015-0104](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-0104/): Code injection in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2012-0714](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-0714/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2012-2183](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2183/): Auth bypass in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2012-2184](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2184/): Auth bypass in n/a (medium 6.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2015-4966 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2015-4966 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Maximo Asset Management, published on 8 Nov 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-2015-4966 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Ibm Maximo Asset Management. 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-2015-4966/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-4966/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-4966
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-4966
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2015-4966

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