# CVE-2018-0124: Hardcoded credentials in Cisco Unified Communications Domain Manager

> An unauthenticated remote attacker can use an insecure key to bypass security protections, gain elevated privileges, and execute arbitrary code on Cisco Unified Communications Domain Manager.

- **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:** 22 Feb 2018
- **Updated:** 2 Dec 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8wjv-jcjm-9fj9

## What is CVE-2018-0124?

CVE-2018-0124 is a critical vulnerability in Cisco Unified Communications Domain Manager, published on 22 Feb 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability in Cisco Unified Communications Domain Manager could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass security protections, gain elevated privileges, and execute arbitrary code. The vulnerability is due to insecure key generation during application configuration. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by using a known insecure key value to bypass security protections by sending arbitrary requests using the insecure key to a targeted application. An exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Cisco Unified Communications Domain Manager releases prior to 11.5(2). Cisco Bug IDs: CSCuv67964.

Weakness: CWE-320

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-0124?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Cisco Unified Communications Domain Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-0124?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-0124 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-0124 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-0124 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Unified Communications Domain Manager

- [CVE-2018-0364](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-0364/): Cross-site request forgery in Cisco Unified Communications Domain Manager unknown (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2015-0588](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-0588/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2014-3337](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-3337/): Denial of service in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2013-3418](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-3418/): Denial of service in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2015-0682](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-0682/): Code injection in n/a (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-0124 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-0124 is a critical vulnerability in Cisco Unified Communications Domain Manager, published on 22 Feb 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-2018-0124 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Cisco Unified Communications Domain Manager. 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-2018-0124/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-0124/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-0124
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-0124
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-0124

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-0124/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.