# CVE-2018-0468: Hardcoded credentials in n/a

> An authenticated local attacker can access and alter confidential data in the Cisco Energy Management Suite database due to unchanged default credentials.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 4 Dec 2018
- **Updated:** 26 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8jx9-cwmv-694c

## What is CVE-2018-0468?

CVE-2018-0468 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Dec 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability in the configuration of a local database installed as part of the Cisco Energy Management Suite (CEMS) could allow an authenticated, local attacker to access and alter confidential data. The vulnerability is due to the installation of the PostgreSQL database with unchanged default access credentials. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by logging in to the machine where CEMS is installed and establishing a local connection to the database. The fix for this vulnerability randomizes the database access password in new installations; however, the fix will not change the password for existing installations. Users are required to manually change the password, as documented in the Workarounds section of this advisory. There are workarounds that address this vulnerability.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-0468?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Cisco Energy Management Suite.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-0468?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-0468 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-0468 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-0468 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-0468 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-0468 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Dec 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-0468 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-2018-0468/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-0468/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-0468
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-0468
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-0468

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-0468/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.