MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2008-0239

Java System Identity Manager vulnerability

CVSS
4.3
EPSS
5.7%
EPSS pct
92th
Exploited
No known
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Sun Java System Identity Manager 6.0 SP1 through SP3, 7.0, and 7.1 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTML or web script via the (1) cntry or lang parameters to /idm/login.jsp, (2) resultsForm parameter to /idm/account/findForSelect.jsp, or (3) activeControl parameter to /idm/user/main.jsp.
Affected vendor
Sun
Affected product
Java System Identity Manager
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-79 — Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Published
2008-01-11

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, medium attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to integrity.

Its EPSS score of 5.7% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 92% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2008-0239

  • Confirm whether Sun Java System Identity Manager is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2008-0239.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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