What is the severity of CVE-2009-4173?

CVE-2009-4173 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability due to the potential for unauthorized access and user creation.

How do I fix CVE-2009-4173?

To fix CVE-2009-4173, upgrade to the latest version of CuteNews or apply a patch that mitigates CSRF vulnerabilities.

What systems are affected by CVE-2009-4173?

CVE-2009-4173 affects CuteNews version 1.4.6 and UTF-8 CuteNews versions prior to 8b.

What type of attack does CVE-2009-4173 involve?

CVE-2009-4173 involves a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attack that can hijack administrator authentication.

Can CVE-2009-4173 allow an attacker to create new users?

Yes, CVE-2009-4173 can allow remote attackers to create new users, including new administrators, through an unauthenticated request.

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CVE-2009-4173

medium

6.8

CWE

352

2/12/2009

7/8/2024

CVE-2009-4173: CSRF

First published: Wed Dec 02 2009(Updated: )

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in CutePHP CuteNews 1.4.6 and UTF-8 CuteNews before 8b allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that create new users, including a new administrator, via an adduser action in the editusers module in index.php.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
CutePHP CuteNews	=1.4.6
Korn19 Utf-8 Cutenews	=8

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-4173?
CVE-2009-4173 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability due to the potential for unauthorized access and user creation.
How do I fix CVE-2009-4173?
To fix CVE-2009-4173, upgrade to the latest version of CuteNews or apply a patch that mitigates CSRF vulnerabilities.
What systems are affected by CVE-2009-4173?
CVE-2009-4173 affects CuteNews version 1.4.6 and UTF-8 CuteNews versions prior to 8b.
What type of attack does CVE-2009-4173 involve?
CVE-2009-4173 involves a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attack that can hijack administrator authentication.
Can CVE-2009-4173 allow an attacker to create new users?
Yes, CVE-2009-4173 can allow remote attackers to create new users, including new administrators, through an unauthenticated request.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-4173?
CVE-2009-4173 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability due to the potential for unauthorized access and user creation.
How do I fix CVE-2009-4173?
To fix CVE-2009-4173, upgrade to the latest version of CuteNews or apply a patch that mitigates CSRF vulnerabilities.
What systems are affected by CVE-2009-4173?
CVE-2009-4173 affects CuteNews version 1.4.6 and UTF-8 CuteNews versions prior to 8b.
What type of attack does CVE-2009-4173 involve?
CVE-2009-4173 involves a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attack that can hijack administrator authentication.
Can CVE-2009-4173 allow an attacker to create new users?
Yes, CVE-2009-4173 can allow remote attackers to create new users, including new administrators, through an unauthenticated request.