Auth bypass in Igniterealtime Openfire
CVE-2009-1596
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.
Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.012 (67.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 67th percentile — 67.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.igniterealtime.org/community/message/190280 (Exploit, Patch, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- www.igniterealtime.org/issues/browse/JM-1532 (Vendor Advisory, Permissions Required, Patch)
- secunia.com/advisories/34984 (Broken Link, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50291 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/34804 (Exploit, Patch, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- www.osvdb.org/54189 (vdb-entry, Broken Link)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2009-1596?
- CVE-2009-1596 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Igniterealtime Openfire, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2009-05-11.
- How severe is CVE-2009-1596?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.