CVE-2015-6456
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedGE 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.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceGE Digital Energy MDS PulseNET and MDS PulseNET Enterprise versions prior to 3.1.5 contain a hardcoded credential for a support account. Attackers who discover this password can authenticate with administrative privileges, enabling remote code execution on affected systems.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 3.1.3CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- Single
- Confidentiality
- Complete
- Integrity
- Complete
- Availability
- Complete
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm MDS PulseNET installationLocate the MDS PulseNET installation directory and verify the product is present on the systemAffected if MDS PulseNET is installed
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Determine installed versionCheck the product version information, typically found in the application properties, about dialog, or version file within the MDS PulseNET installation directoryAffected if Version is 3.1.3 or earlier
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Identify support account configurationExamine application configuration files, user databases, or authentication settings for any support or administrator accounts with hardcoded credentialsAffected if A support account with a hardcoded password exists in the configuration
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Verify remote access is enabledCheck network service settings, firewall rules, or remote authentication configurations to determine if remote access features are activeAffected if Remote authentication is enabled and the system is network-accessible
The environment is affected if MDS PulseNET version 3.1.3 or earlier is installed with a hardcoded support account credential that allows remote administrative access
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scopedUpgrade to MDS PulseNET version 3.1.5 or later to receive the vendor patch. Immediately change any instances of the hardcoded support account password and implement proper credential management practices.
3.1.5 or later
- Obtain MDS PulseNET version 3.1.5 or later from GE Digital Energy official support channels
- Review GE Digital Energy upgrade documentation for MDS PulseNET
- Create a full backup of the current MDS PulseNET configuration and data
- Install version 3.1.5 or later in a test environment to validate functionality
- Apply the upgrade to the production environment
- After upgrade, change the support account password following GE security guidelines
- Verify the upgrade was successful and the hardcoded credential vulnerability is remediated
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2015-6456 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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