CVE-2009-4139

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A flaw was found in Spacewalk Java site packages. This cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability allows a remote attacker to hijack the authentication of arbitrary users. This can lead to unauthorized actions, including disabling user accounts, adding new user accounts, or escalating privileges by modifying existing user accounts to have administrator access.

6.8 /10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.6 / Impact : 5.2

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

6.8 /10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

V2 Legend

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References
Link Resource
http://securitytracker.com/id?1025674
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0879.html Patch Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-4139
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=529483
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68074
http://securitytracker.com/id?1025674
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0879.html Patch Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=529483
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68074
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:redhat:network_satellite_server:5.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:network_satellite_server:5.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:network_satellite_server:5.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:spacewalk-java:1.2.39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
History

28 Apr 2026, 22:16

Type Values Removed Values Added
CVSS v2 : 6.8
v3 : unknown 		v2 : 6.8
v3 : 6.8
References
  • () https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-4139 -
Summary (en) Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Spacewalk Java site packages (aka spacewalk-java) 1.2.39 in Spacewalk, as used in the server in Red Hat Network Satellite 5.3.0 through 5.4.1 and other products, allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of arbitrary users for requests that (1) disable the current user account, (2) add user accounts, or (3) modify user accounts to have administrator privileges. (en) A flaw was found in Spacewalk Java site packages. This cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability allows a remote attacker to hijack the authentication of arbitrary users. This can lead to unauthorized actions, including disabling user accounts, adding new user accounts, or escalating privileges by modifying existing user accounts to have administrator access.
CWE CWE-346

21 Nov 2024, 01:09

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () http://securitytracker.com/id?1025674 - () http://securitytracker.com/id?1025674 -
References () http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0879.html - Patch, Vendor Advisory () http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0879.html - Patch, Vendor Advisory
References () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=529483 - () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=529483 -
References () https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68074 - () https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68074 -
Information

Published : 2011-07-27 02:55

Updated : 2026-04-29 01:13

NVD link : CVE-2009-4139

Mitre link : CVE-2009-4139

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2009-4139

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Products Affected

redhat

  • spacewalk-java
  • network_satellite_server
CWE
CWE-346

Origin Validation Error

CWE-352

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)