The SecureSphere Operations Manager (SOM) Management Server in Imperva SecureSphere 9.0.0.5 does not have an off autocomplete attribute for
The SecureSphere Operations Manager (SOM) Management Server in Imperva SecureSphere 9.0.0.5 does not have an off autocomplete attribute for the password (aka j_password) field on the secsphLogin.jsp login page, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access by leveraging an unattended workstation.
- Published
- Jun 28, 2013
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 5.6% · 93th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-255
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Action score
32
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 2 / 30 · 5.6%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| imperva | securesphere | cpe:2.3:a:imperva:securesphere |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- imperva securesphere9.0.0.5
Same product
imperva: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
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- CVE-2018-5412Imperva SecureSphere running v12.0.0.50 is vulnerable to local arbitrary code execution, escaping sealed-mode.31Monitor
- CVE-2013-4095plain/actionsets.html in the SecureSphere Operations Manager (SOM) Management Server in Imperva SecureSphere 9.0.0.5 allows remote authentic28Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
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No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
Proof of concept available
A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.
Evidence
- Exploit-DB entry ×1
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB entry | webapps | 2013-06-05 |
Research context
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Timeline
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- First PoC-24 d
- Published
- TodaySep 30, 2026+4841 d
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Patch and commit links
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No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
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Technical details
Attack conditions
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- P · data can be read
- Integrity
- P · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- P · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Confidentiality impact
- P
- Integrity impact
- P
- Availability impact
- P
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-255 · Credentials Management ErrorsCVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
nvd-primary
Attack context
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References
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/121861/Imperva-SecureSphere-Operations-Manager-Command-Execution.html
- www.digitalsec.net/stuff/explt+advs/Imperva-SecureSphere.OptMgr.txt
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.