# CVE-2017-9393: Information disclosure in Identity Manager

> Remote attackers can identify passwords of locked accounts via exhaustive search, exposing sensitive credentials in CA Identity Manager.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 22 Sep 2017
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-h978-qhj9-9fjc

## What is CVE-2017-9393?

CVE-2017-9393 is a critical vulnerability in CA Technologies Identity Manager, published on 22 Sep 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

CA Identity Manager r12.6 to r12.6 SP8, 14.0, and 14.1 allows remote attackers to potentially identify passwords of locked accounts through an exhaustive search.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-9393?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Ca Identity Manager, Ca Identity Manager Virtual Appliance.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-9393?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-9393 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-9393 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-9393 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-9393 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-9393 is a critical vulnerability in CA Technologies Identity Manager, published on 22 Sep 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-9393 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: CA Technologies 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-2017-9393/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-9393/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-9393
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9393
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-9393

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