CSRF in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

CVE-2009-4139

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.

EPSS: 0.008 (54.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2009-4139?
CVE-2009-4139 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, classified under Origin Validation Error. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2011-07-27.
How severe is CVE-2009-4139?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.