Sun Java System Identity Manager unspecified cross-site request forgery
| sun-jsim-unspecified-csrf (46553) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Sun Java System Identity Manager is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. By persuading a victim to visit a specially-crafted Web site, a remote attacker could send a malformed HTTP request to cause the victim to gain unauthorized access to the Administrator account. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to perform cross-site scripting attacks, Web cache poisoning and other malicious activities.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 4.3 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Medium |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | None |
| Temporal Score: | 3.7 |
| Exploitability: | High |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Refer to Sun Alert ID: 243386 for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.
References:
- Sun Alert ID: 243386: Multiple Security Vulnerabilities in Sun Java System Identity Manager.
- Sun Web site: Sun Identity Manager.
- ASA-2008-453: Multiple Security Vulnerabilities in Sun Java System Identity Manager (Sun 243386)
- BID-32262: Sun Java System Identity Manager Multiple Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2008-5115: 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.
- SA32606: Sun Java System Identity Manager Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1021170: Sun Java System Identity Manager Bugs Permit Cross-Site Scripting and Cross-Site Request Forgery Attacks and Disclose Files to Remote Users
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-3128: Sun Java System Identity Manager Security Bypass Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Sun Java System Identity Manager 6.0
- Sun Java System Identity Manager 6.0 SP1
- Sun Java System Identity Manager 6.0 SP3
- Sun Java System Identity Manager 6.0 SP4
- Sun Java System Identity Manager 6.0 SP2
- Sun Java System Identity Manager 7.0
- Sun Java System Identity Manager 7.1
Reported:
Nov 11, 2008
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