# CVE-2006-0531: Privilege escalation in n/a

> Local root users can bypass authentication via the amadmin CLI to gain top-level administrator privileges in Sun Java System Access Manager.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 4 Feb 2006
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-78ph-m8h9-fqh8

## What is CVE-2006-0531?

CVE-2006-0531 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Feb 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in Sun Java System Access Manager 7.0 allows local users logged in as "root" to bypass authentication and gain top-level administrator privileges via the amadmin CLI tool.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-0531?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sun Java System Access Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2006-0531?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-0531 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2006-0531 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-0531 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2008-2705](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-2705/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2009-0169](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-0169/): Privilege escalation in n/a (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2008-2945](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-2945/): Code injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2007-5152](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-5152/): Auth bypass in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2007-5153](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-5153/): Code injection in n/a (medium 6.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2006-0531 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2006-0531 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Feb 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-0531 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-0531/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-0531/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-0531
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-0531
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2006-0531

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-0531/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.