CVE-2008-5115

Description

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Sun Java System Identity Manager 6.0 through 6.0 SP4, 7.0, and 7.1 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that update the password via idm/admin/changeself.jsp.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.68% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-243386-1 patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32606 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.procheckup.com/vulnerability_manager/vulnerabilities/pr07-11
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32262 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3128 vdb entry
http://osvdb.org/49766 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498479/100/0/threaded mailing list
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46553 vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021170 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-5115?
CVE-2008-5115 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-5115?
To fix CVE-2008-5115, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-5115 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2008-5115 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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