CVE-2015-0972
Pearson ProctorCache before 2015.1.17 uses the same hardcoded password across different customers...
CVE-2015-0972 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Pearson Proctorcache, published June 23, 2015. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.33%, the 71st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
Pearson ProctorCache before 2015.1.17 uses the same hardcoded password across different customers' installations, which allows remote attackers to modify test metadata or cause a denial of service (test disruption) by leveraging knowledge of this password.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Pearson ProctorCache before 2015.1.17 uses the same hardcoded password across different customers' installations, which allows remote attackers to modify test metadata or cause a denial of service (test disruption) by leveraging knowledge of this password.
- Record
CVE-2015-0972- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-255
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Pearson ProctorCache before 2015.1.17 uses the same hardcoded password across different customers' installations, which allows remote attackers to modify test metadata or cause a denial of service (test disruption) by leveraging knowledge of this password.
- Record
CVE-2015-0972- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-0980 No score
Pearson ProctorCache before 2015.1.17 uses the same hardcoded password across different customers' installations, which allows remote attackers to modify test metadata or cause a denial of service (test disruption) by leveraging knowledge of this password.
- Record
EUVD-2015-0980- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c3gx-j29w-p5pp No score
Pearson ProctorCache before 2015.1.17 uses the same hardcoded password across different customers...
Pearson ProctorCache before 2015.1.17 uses the same hardcoded password across different customers' installations, which allows remote attackers to modify test metadata or cause a denial of service (test disruption) by leveraging knowledge of this password.
- Record
GHSA-c3gx-j29w-p5pp- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |