CVE-2009-1596
MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: May 11, 2009 at 02:02 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:07 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorOpenfire
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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
Description
Ignite Realtime Openfire before 3.6.5 does not properly implement the register.password (aka canChangePassword) console configuration setting, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended policy and change their own passwords via a passwd_change IQ packet.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 3.6.5
Affected range stops below 3.6.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (6)
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken LinkVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/34984x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.igniterealtime.org/community/message/190280x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchPermissions RequiredVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.igniterealtime.org/issues/browse/JM-1532VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34804VDB Entryx_refsource_XFThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50291CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-287
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