CVE-2015-6456

Description

GE Digital Energy MDS PulseNET and MDS PulseNET Enterprise before 3.1.5 have hardcoded credentials for a support account, which allows remote attackers to obtain administrative access, and consequently execute arbitrary code, by leveraging knowledge of the password.

9.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 2.39% Top 20%

Vendor Advisory gedigitalenergy.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-440/
http://www.gedigitalenergy.com/app/resources.aspx?prod=pulsenet&type=9	vendor advisory
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-15-258-03	third party advisory us government resource

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-6456?: CVE-2015-6456 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-6456?: To fix CVE-2015-6456, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2015-6456 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2015-6456 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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