Oracle Identity Manager 11.1.1.5/11.1.1.7/11.1.2.1/11.1.2.2 User Management firstlogin backUrl input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Oracle Identity Manager 11.1.1.5/11.1.1.7/11.1.2.1/11.1.2.2. Affected is an unknown function of the file identity/faces/firstlogin of the component User Management. Such manipulation of the argument backUrl leads to input validation. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2014-2880. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Oracle Identity Manager 11.1.1.5/11.1.1.7/11.1.2.1/11.1.2.2. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the file identity/faces/firstlogin of the component User Management. The manipulation of the argument backUrl with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

Open redirect vulnerability in the Oracle Identity Manager component in Oracle Fusion Middleware 11.1.1.5, 11.1.1.7, 11.1.2.1, and 11.1.2.2 allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks via a URL in the backUrl parameter in a changepwd action to identity/faces/firstlogin.

The weakness was published 10/15/2014 as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2014 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at oracle.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2014-2880 since 04/17/2014. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed by Giuseppe D'Amore and been published even before and not after the advisory. The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 14 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 78542 (Oracle Identity Manager (October 2014 CPU), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Misc..

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (32670), Tenable (78542), SecurityFocus (BID 66615†), OSVDB (105384†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-46745†). krebsonsecurity.com is providing further details. Similar entries are available at VDB-67115, VDB-67116, VDB-67117 and VDB-67525. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Author: Giuseppe D'Amore
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Nessus ID: 78542
Nessus Name: Oracle Identity Manager (October 2014 CPU
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Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2014
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-2880 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-2880
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-67880
SecurityFocus: 66615 - Oracle Identity Manager 'backUrl' Parameter URL Redirection Vulnerability
OSVDB: 105384
Vulnerability Center: 46745 - [cpuoct2014-1972960] Oracle Identity Manage Remote Phishing Attack, Medium

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Created: 10/15/2014 13:40
Updated: 05/11/2026 08:58
Changes: 10/15/2014 13:40 (72), 06/09/2017 07:38 (7), 02/22/2022 14:18 (3), 03/09/2025 22:04 (14), 05/11/2026 08:58 (1)
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