# CVE-2017-9278: Avoid password disclosure via EBS event logging in the iManager Oracle driver

> Attackers with read access to EBS tables can obtain the driver authentication password due to improper logging in the NetIQ Identity Manager Oracle EBS 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:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-cxvc-pvrc-8c3g

## What is CVE-2017-9278?

CVE-2017-9278 is a low-severity vulnerability in NetIQ Identity Manager Oracle EBS driver, 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

The NetIQ Identity Manager Oracle EBS driver before 4.0.2.0 sent EBS logs containing the driver authentication password, potentially disclosing this to attackers able to read the EBS tables.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-9278?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Netiq Identity Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-9278?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-9278 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-9278 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-9278 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in NetIQ Identity Manager Oracle EBS driver

- [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-2017-9278 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-9278 is a low-severity vulnerability in NetIQ Identity Manager Oracle EBS driver, 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-2017-9278 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: NetIQ Identity Manager Oracle EBS driver. 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-2017-9278/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-9278/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-9278
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9278
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-9278

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