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TITLE:
Openfire No Password Changes Security Bypass

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA34984

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/34984/

DESCRIPTION:
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.

This is related to:
SA34976

The vulnerability is reported in version 3.6.3. Other versions may
also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Restrict access to trusted users only.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Daryl Herzmann

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.igniterealtime.org/issues/browse/JM-1532

http://www.igniterealtime.org/community/message/190288#190288

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA34976:
http://secunia.com/advisories/34976/

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