diff --git a/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.api/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/mgt/jaxrs/service/api/UserManagementService.java b/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.api/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/mgt/jaxrs/service/api/UserManagementService.java
index ce403fa2813..356aa7afef0 100644
--- a/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.api/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/mgt/jaxrs/service/api/UserManagementService.java
+++ b/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.api/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/mgt/jaxrs/service/api/UserManagementService.java
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ package org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.jaxrs.service.api;
 import io.swagger.annotations.*;
 import org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.annotations.api.API;
 import org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.annotations.api.Permission;
-import org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.annotations.api.Scope;
 import org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.jaxrs.beans.*;
 
 import javax.ws.rs.*;
@@ -471,7 +470,7 @@ public interface UserManagementService {
                             "Server error occurred while updating credentials of the user.",
                     response = ErrorResponse.class)
     })
-    @Permission(name = "View Users", permission = "/device-mgt/users/view")
+    @Permission(name = "Reset user password", permission = "/login")
     Response resetPassword(
             @ApiParam(
                     name = "username",
diff --git a/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.ui/src/main/resources/jaggeryapps/devicemgt/app/units/cdmf.unit.ui.header.user-menu/public/js/user-menu.js b/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.ui/src/main/resources/jaggeryapps/devicemgt/app/units/cdmf.unit.ui.header.user-menu/public/js/user-menu.js
index 1d13d169eee..a622f40543c 100644
--- a/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.ui/src/main/resources/jaggeryapps/devicemgt/app/units/cdmf.unit.ui.header.user-menu/public/js/user-menu.js
+++ b/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.ui/src/main/resources/jaggeryapps/devicemgt/app/units/cdmf.unit.ui.header.user-menu/public/js/user-menu.js
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
                 $(errorMsgWrapper).removeClass("hidden");
             } else {
                 var changePasswordFormData = {};
-                changePasswordFormData.currentPassword = unescape((currentPassword));
-                changePasswordFormData.newPassword = unescape((newPassword));
+                changePasswordFormData["oldPassword"] = unescape((currentPassword));
+                changePasswordFormData["newPassword"] = unescape((newPassword));
 
                 var changePasswordAPI = "/api/device-mgt/v1.0/users/" + user + "/credentials";