CVE-2008-2945

Published: Jun 30, 2008Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-20

7.5HIGH

NVD MITRE

Description

Sun Java System Access Manager 6.3 through 7.1 and Sun Java System Identity Server 6.1 and 6.2 do not properly process XSLT stylesheets in XSLT transforms in XML signatures, which allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted stylesheet, a related issue to CVE-2007-3715, CVE-2007-3716, and CVE-2007-4289.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAccess Vector

Network

AC:LAccess Complexity

Low

Au:NAuthentication

None

Impact

C:PConfidentiality

Partial

I:PIntegrity

Partial

A:PAvailability

Partial

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Weaknesses

CWE-20

Affected Products

sun

commercial·US

java system access managerOn-premWeb App

Operating Systems / unix-bsd

java system identity serverOn-premSecurity Product

Security Products / identity-access-mgmt

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Exploitability

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MITRE ATT&CK

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References

http://secunia.com/advisories/30893

secunia.com

http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-201538-1

sunsolve.sun.com

http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-294.htm

support.avaya.com

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