CVE-2008-2945 Code injection in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Attackers can execute arbitrary code by sending crafted XSLT stylesheets in XML signatures to Sun Java System Access Manager or Identity Server.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2008-2945?

CVE-2008-2945 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Jun 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Sun Java System Access Manager 6.3 through 7.1 and Sun Java System Identity Server 6.1 and 6.2 do not properly process XSLT stylesheets in XSLT transforms in XML signatures, which allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted stylesheet, a related issue to CVE-2007-3715, CVE-2007-3716, and CVE-2007-4289.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-2945?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Sun Java System Access Manager, Sun Java System Identity Server.

How do I fix CVE-2008-2945?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-2945 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2008-2945 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-2945 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hqwp-wj7r-gf8j.

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