FreeBSD : openfire -- Openfire No Password Changes Security Bypass (e3e30d99-58a8-4a3f-8059-a8b7cd59b881)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 38678

Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Secunia reports :

A vulnerability has been reported in Openfire which can be exploited by malicious users to bypass certain security restrictions. The vulnerability is caused due to Openfire not properly respecting the no password changes setting which can be exploited to change passwords by sending jabber:iq:auth passwd_change requests to the server.

Solution

Update the affected package.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 38678

File Name: freebsd_pkg_e3e30d9958a84a3f8059a8b7cd59b881.nasl

Version: 1.14

Type: local

Family: FreeBSD Local Security Checks

Published: 5/5/2009

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:openfire, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Patch Publication Date: 5/4/2009

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/4/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-1596

CWE: 16

Secunia: 34984

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