CVE-2018-15389 Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning Intermittent Hard-Coded Password Vulnerability

Critical 9.8 Published 5 Oct 2018 Updated 26 Nov 2024

An unauthenticated remote attacker can access the administrative web interface with administrator privileges due to a hard-coded password that may not be replaced during installation.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2018-15389?

CVE-2018-15389 is a critical vulnerability in Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning, published on 5 Oct 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability in the install function of Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning (PCP) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to access the administrative web interface using a default hard-coded username and password that are used during install. The vulnerability is due to a hard-coded password that, in some cases, is not replaced with a unique password. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to access the administrative web interface with administrator-level privileges.

Weakness: CWE-798, CWE-255

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-15389?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cisco Prime Collaboration.

How do I fix CVE-2018-15389?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-15389 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2018-15389 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-15389 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-gpf3-w2vw-2vqg.