CVE-2009-1078

Exp

Sun Java System Identity Manager (IdM) 7.0 through 8.0 does not enforce the expected privilege requirements for (1) deleting audit policies and (2) modifying workflows, which allows remote authenticated users to have an unspecified impact.

Published: 2009-03-25 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2009-1078 is rated Exploit Available (58.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.80%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.29% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2009-1078

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-1078

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.51% 1.80% +1.29%
2 2025-12-08 0.42% 0.51% +0.09%
3 2025-03-17 — 0.42% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-1078

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 8.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2009-1078

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-1078

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
sun java_system_identity_manager 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_identity_manager:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_identity_manager 7.1 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_identity_manager:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_identity_manager 7.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_identity_manager:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_identity_manager 8.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_identity_manager:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-1078

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