# CVE-2017-1204: Hardcoded credentials in Tealeaf Customer Experience

> Remote attackers can gain unauthorized system access due to hard-coded credentials in IBM Tealeaf Customer Experience.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 26 Jan 2018
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-87gx-294q-7xrf

## What is CVE-2017-1204?

CVE-2017-1204 is a critical vulnerability in IBM Tealeaf Customer Experience, published on 26 Jan 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM Tealeaf Customer Experience 8.7, 8.8, and 9.0.2 contains hard-coded credentials. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain access to the system. IBM X-Force ID: 123740.

Weakness: CWE-798 (Use of Hard-coded Credentials)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-1204?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Tealeaf Customer Experience.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-1204?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-1204 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-1204 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-1204 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM Tealeaf Customer Experience

- [CVE-2015-4988](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-4988/): Path traversal in n/a (high 8.6)
- [CVE-2016-2983](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-2983/): Information disclosure in Tealeaf Customer Experience (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2016-5996](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-5996/): Weak cryptography in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2016-5977](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-5977/): Open redirect in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2015-4987](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-4987/): Auth bypass in n/a (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-1204 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-1204 is a critical vulnerability in IBM Tealeaf Customer Experience, published on 26 Jan 2018. 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-2017-1204 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM Tealeaf Customer Experience. 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-2017-1204/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1204/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-1204
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1204
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-1204

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