CVE-2009-1596

Public Exploit

Description

Ignite Realtime Openfire before 3.6.5 does not properly implement the register.password (aka canChangePassword) console configuration setting, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended policy and change their own passwords via a passwd_change IQ packet.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.35%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory igniterealtime.org Vendor Advisory igniterealtime.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.igniterealtime.org/community/message/190280 issue tracking patch vendor advisory exploit
http://www.igniterealtime.org/issues/browse/JM-1532 permissions required patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34984 broken link third party advisory vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50291 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34804 patch exploit vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://www.osvdb.org/54189 vdb entry broken link

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-1596?
CVE-2009-1596 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-1596?
To fix CVE-2009-1596, 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-2009-1596 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-1596 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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