CVE-2015-0514

EMC Watch4Net < 6.5 and ViPR SRM < 3.6.0 - Unauthorized Exposure of Sensitive Credentials

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2015-0514. PoCs published by Han Sahin.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates the decryption of EMC M&R (Watch4net) credentials stored with a hardcoded password. The provided Java code uses the `Utils.process()` method to decrypt credentials, highlighting the insecure cryptographic implementation.

Description

EMC M&R (aka Watch4Net) before 6.5u1 and ViPR SRM before 3.6.1 might allow remote attackers to obtain cleartext data-center discovery credentials by leveraging certain SRM access to conduct a decryption attack.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by Han Sahin · textwebappsjava
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36436

This exploit demonstrates the decryption of EMC M&R (Watch4net) credentials stored with a hardcoded password. The provided Java code uses the `Utils.process()` method to decrypt credentials, highlighting the insecure cryptographic implementation.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: EMC M&R (Watch4Net) versions prior to 6.5u1, EMC ViPR SRM versions prior to 3.6.1
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to encrypted credentials stored by EMC M&R (Watch4net)
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (7)

Core 7
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031567
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534923/100/0/threaded
Exploit mailing-list x_refsource_fulldisc
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Mar/112
Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2015-01/0092.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72257

Scores

EPSS 0.0765
EPSS Percentile 93.8%

Details

CWE
CWE-200
Status published
Products (2)
emc/vipr_srm < 3.6.0
emc/watch4net < 6.5
Published Jan 21, 2015
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026