CVE-2009-1596

MEDIUM

Openfire < 3.6.5 - Authenticated Password Change Policy Bypass via IQ Packet

Title source: llm

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.

References (6)

Core 6

Core References

Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

http://www.igniterealtime.org/community/message/190280

Patch, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

http://www.igniterealtime.org/issues/browse/JM-1532

Broken Link, Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/34984

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50291

Broken Link, Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34804

Broken Link vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb

http://www.osvdb.org/54189

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5

EPSS 0.0120

EPSS Percentile 64.3%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Details

CWE

CWE-287

Status published

Products (1)

igniterealtime/openfire < 3.6.5

Published May 11, 2009

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026