CVE-2014-5405 (GCVE-0-2014-5405)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2015-04-03 10:00 – Updated: 2025-11-03 18:25
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Summary
Hospira MedNet before 6.1 uses a hardcoded cleartext password to control SQL database authorization, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions by leveraging knowledge of this password.
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Hospira MedNet Affected: 0 , ≤ 5.8 (custom)
Unaffected: 6.1
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