# CVE-2008-3425: Privilege escalation in n/a

> Authenticated users can escalate privileges to gain administrative access to the Sun Java System Web Server via the SPS plugin.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 31 Jul 2008
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9hxq-m375-pvm5

## What is CVE-2008-3425?

CVE-2008-3425 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 31 Jul 2008. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in the Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 plugin in Sun N1 Service Provisioning System (SPS) 5.2 and 6.0 allows remote authenticated SPS users to gain administrative access to the web server via unknown attack vectors.

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-3425?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Sun Java System Web Server Plugin, Sun N1 Service Provisioning System.

## How do I fix CVE-2008-3425?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-3425 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2008-3425 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-3425 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-3425 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2008-3425 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 31 Jul 2008. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-3425 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-2008-3425/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-3425/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-3425
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3425
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-3425

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