What is CVE-2019-6499?

CVE-2019-6499 is a high-severity vulnerability in Teradata Viewpoint, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2019-01-21.

How severe is CVE-2019-6499?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Teradata Viewpoint

CVE-2019-6499

Teradata Viewpoint before 14.0 and 16.20.00.02-b80 contains a hardcoded password of TDv1i2e3w4 for the viewpoint database account (in viewpoint-portal\conf\server.xml) that could potentially be exploited by malicious users to compromise the affected system.

EPSS: 0.015 (71.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Teradata Viewpoint — versions 16.20.00.02-b80
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-6499?: CVE-2019-6499 is a high-severity vulnerability in Teradata Viewpoint, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2019-01-21.
How severe is CVE-2019-6499?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.