CVE-2012-0532
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedUnspecified vulnerability in the Identity Manager component in Oracle Fusion Middleware 11.1.1.3 and 11.1.1.5 allows remote authenticated users to affect confidentiality and integrity via unknown vectors related to User Config Management.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceA vulnerability in Oracle Fusion Middleware Identity Manager (versions 11.1.1.3 and 11.1.1.5) allows authenticated remote users to impact confidentiality and integrity through unspecified vectors related to User Config Management. The attacker needs valid credentials to exploit this issue.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 11.1.1.3.0= 11.1.1.5.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- Single
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- None
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify Oracle Identity Manager installationLocate the Oracle Fusion Middleware installation directory and check for Identity Manager components. Common paths include $ORACLE_HOME/idm or look for 'idm' directory in the middleware home. Check for the existence of identity management related directories and JAR files.Affected if Oracle Fusion Middleware Identity Manager is installed on the system
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Determine installed Identity Manager versionCheck the version file or use the Oracle Enterprise Manager console. Navigate to the Identity Manager home directory and look for a version file, or query the Oracle Management Service for the component version.Affected if Version is exactly 11.1.1.3.0 or 11.1.1.5.0
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Verify User Config Management component is accessibleCheck if the User Config Management web interface or API endpoint is accessible. This is typically exposed through the Identity Manager console. Review the application's deployed web services and confirm the UserConfigManagement functionality is available.Affected if User Config Management component is exposed and accessible via the Identity Manager interface
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Confirm authentication is enabled for Identity ManagerReview the Identity Manager configuration files (such as oim-config.xml or related XML configuration files in the config directory) to verify that authentication mechanisms are properly configured and not disabled or bypassed.Affected if Authentication is configured and a valid user account can be used to access the system
The environment is affected if Oracle Fusion Middleware Identity Manager version 11.1.1.3.0 or 11.1.1.5.0 is installed with the User Config Management component accessible and accepting authenticated connections.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply Oracle Critical Patch Update (CPU) for February 2012 or later which addresses CVE-2012-0532. Limit Identity Manager access to trusted users and monitor for unauthorized configuration changes.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2012-0532 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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