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CVE-2009-4139

Spacewalk-java: spacewalk: red hat network satellite: spacewalk java: privilege escalation via cross-site request forgery

Published: Jul 27, 2011Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-346
6.8MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.8%
Top 46.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:HPR:NUI:RS:UC:HI:HA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-346CWE-352

Affected Products

Red Hat
commercial·USaka redhat
network satellite serverOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
spacewalk-javaOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
Workaround Available

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
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References

http://securitytracker.com/id?1025674
securitytracker.com
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0879.html
redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-4139
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