# CVE-2009-1596: Ignite Realtime Openfire before 3.6.5 does not properly implement the register.password (aka canChangePassword) console configuration settin

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2009-05-11 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- http://www.igniterealtime.org/community/message/190280
- http://www.igniterealtime.org/issues/browse/JM-1532
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34984
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50291
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34804
- http://www.osvdb.org/54189

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