# CVE-2017-7434: NetIQ Identity Manager JDBC driver could leak passwords in exception traces

> Attackers can obtain sensitive passwords from exception logs by sending malformed XML configurations to the NetIQ Identity Manager JDBC driver.

- **Severity:** Low 3.3 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 2 Mar 2018
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hx25-f59q-hhwq

## What is CVE-2017-7434?

CVE-2017-7434 is a low-severity vulnerability in NetIQ Identity Manager, published on 2 Mar 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In the JDBC driver of NetIQ Identity Manager before 4.6 sending out incorrect XML configurations could result in passwords being logged into exception logfiles.

Weakness: CWE-532 (Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-7434?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Netiq Identity Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-7434?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-7434 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-7434 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-7434 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in NetIQ Identity Manager

- [CVE-2006-4803](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-4803/): Code injection in n/a (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2015-0787](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-0787/): Cross-site scripting in NetIQ Designer for Identity Manager before 4.5.3 (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2016-1592](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-1592/): Cross-site scripting in NetIQ Designer for Identity Manager before 4.5.3 (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2017-7427](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-7427/): iManager - Multiple Reflected Cross-Site Scripting attacks (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2017-7426](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-7426/): iManager - XML External Entity vulnerabilities (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-7434 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-7434 is a low-severity vulnerability in NetIQ Identity Manager, published on 2 Mar 2018. 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-2017-7434 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: NetIQ Identity Manager. 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-2017-7434/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-7434/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7434
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7434
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-7434

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