# CVE-2015-6389: Hardcoded credentials in n/a

> Remote attackers can gain unauthorized access to Cisco Prime Collaboration Assurance via a hardcoded SSH account password.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Dec 2015
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-36v9-qrwx-hfc8

## What is CVE-2015-6389?

CVE-2015-6389 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Dec 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Cisco Prime Collaboration Assurance before 11.0 has a hardcoded cmuser account, which allows remote attackers to obtain access by establishing an SSH session and leveraging knowledge of this account's password, aka Bug ID CSCus62707.

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-6389?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Cisco Prime Collaboration Assurance.

## How do I fix CVE-2015-6389?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-6389 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2015-6389 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-6389 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2015-4304](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-4304/): Missing authorization in n/a (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2017-6659](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-6659/): Cross-site request forgery in Cisco Prime Collaboration Assurance (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2015-4306](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-4306/): Auth bypass in n/a (high 8.5)
- [CVE-2019-1662](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-1662/): Cisco Prime Collaboration Assurance Software Unauthenticated Access Vulnerability (high 8.2)
- [CVE-2016-1392](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-1392/): Open redirect in n/a (high 7.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2015-6389 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2015-6389 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Dec 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-2015-6389 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-2015-6389/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-6389/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-6389
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-6389
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2015-6389

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-6389/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.