CVE-2008-5115 Cross-site request forgery in n/a

Medium 6.8 Published 18 Nov 2008 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can hijack administrator sessions to change passwords via CSRF in Sun Java System Identity Manager.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: An administrator
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2008-5115?

CVE-2008-5115 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Nov 2008. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-5115?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sun Java System Identity Manager.

How do I fix CVE-2008-5115?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-5115 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2008-5115 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-5115 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6h23-ph84-8fvv.