CVE-2009-1077

Published: Mar 25, 2009Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-264

6.5MEDIUM

NVD MITRE

Description

The Change My Password implementation in the admin interface in Sun Java System Identity Manager (IdM) 7.0 through 8.0 does not enforce the RequiresChallenge property setting, which allows remote authenticated users to change the passwords of other users, as demonstrated by changing the administrator's password.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAccess Vector

Network

AC:LAccess Complexity

Low

Au:SAuthentication

Single

Impact

C:PConfidentiality

Partial

I:PIntegrity

Partial

A:PAvailability

Partial

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Weaknesses

CWE-264

Affected Products

sun

commercial·US

java system identity managerOn-premWeb App

Security Products / identity-access-mgmt

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

http://blogs.sun.com/security/entry/sun_alert_253267_sun_java

blogs.sun.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/34380

secunia.com

http://securitytracker.com/id?1021881

securitytracker.com

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