# CVE-2018-17894: Hardcoded credentials in NUUO CMS

> Hard-coded default passwords in NUUO CMS allow attackers to gain privileged access to the industrial control system.

- **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:** 12 Oct 2018
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-73f9-64hc-46vj

## What is CVE-2018-17894?

CVE-2018-17894 is a critical vulnerability in NUUO CMS, published on 12 Oct 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

NUUO CMS all versions 3.1 and prior, The application creates default accounts that have hard-coded passwords, which could allow an attacker to gain privileged access.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-17894?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Nuuo Nuuo Cms.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-17894?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-17894 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-17894 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-17894 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in NUUO CMS

- [CVE-2018-17934](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-17934/): Path traversal in NUUO CMS (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-17936](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-17936/): File upload in NUUO CMS (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-17888](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-17888/): Auth bypass in NUUO CMS (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-17890](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-17890/): Supply chain in NUUO CMS (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-18982](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-18982/): SQL injection in NUUO CMS (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-17894 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-17894 is a critical vulnerability in NUUO CMS, published on 12 Oct 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-2018-17894 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: NUUO CMS. 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-2018-17894/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-17894/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-17894
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-17894
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-17894

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-17894/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.