# CVE-2021-27481: Hardcoded credentials in ZOLL Defibrillator Dashboard

> An attacker can access sensitive information by exploiting a hardcoded encryption key in the ZOLL Defibrillator Dashboard.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **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:** 16 Jun 2021
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9j75-pp4f-64p7

## What is CVE-2021-27481?

CVE-2021-27481 is a medium-severity vulnerability in ZOLL Defibrillator Dashboard, published on 16 Jun 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

ZOLL Defibrillator Dashboard, v prior to 2.2, The affected products utilize an encryption key in the data exchange process, which is hardcoded. This could allow an attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

Weakness: CWE-798 (Use of Hard-coded Credentials), CWE-321 (Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-27481?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Zoll Defibrillator Dashboard.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-27481?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-27481 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-27481 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-27481 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in ZOLL Defibrillator Dashboard

- [CVE-2021-27489](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-27489/): File upload in ZOLL Defibrillator Dashboard (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2021-27483](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-27483/): Privilege escalation in ZOLL Defibrillator Dashboard (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2021-27485](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-27485/): Information disclosure in ZOLL Defibrillator Dashboard (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2021-27487](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-27487/): Hardcoded credentials in ZOLL Defibrillator Dashboard (medium 5.5)
- [CVE-2021-27479](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-27479/): Cross-site scripting in ZOLL Defibrillator Dashboard (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-27481 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-27481 is a medium-severity vulnerability in ZOLL Defibrillator Dashboard, published on 16 Jun 2021. 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-2021-27481 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: ZOLL Defibrillator Dashboard. 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-2021-27481/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-27481/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-27481
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-27481
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-27481

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-27481/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.