What is the severity of CVE-2009-4648?

CVE-2009-4648 is considered a critical vulnerability due to the potential for local privilege escalation.

How do I fix CVE-2009-4648?

To fix CVE-2009-4648, update the Accellion Secure File Transfer Appliance to version 8_0_105 or later.

Who is affected by CVE-2009-4648?

CVE-2009-4648 affects multiple versions of the Accellion Secure File Transfer Appliance prior to 8_0_105.

What kind of exploit is associated with CVE-2009-4648?

CVE-2009-4648 allows local administrators to execute arbitrary commands with elevated permissions.

Is there a workaround for CVE-2009-4648?

There are no known workarounds for CVE-2009-4648; upgrading to the fixed version is recommended.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2009-4648

high

7.2

CWE

264

19/2/2010

7/8/2024

CVE-2009-4648

First published: Fri Feb 19 2010(Updated: )

Accellion Secure File Transfer Appliance before 8_0_105 does not properly restrict access to sensitive commands and arguments that run with extra sudo privileges, which allows local administrators to gain privileges via (1) arbitrary arguments in the --file_move action in /usr/local/bin/admin.pl, or a hard link attack in (2) chmod or (3) a certain cp command.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Accellion File Transfer Appliance	=7_0_296
Accellion File Transfer Appliance	=7_0_178
Accellion File Transfer Appliance	=7_0_135
Accellion File Transfer Appliance	=7_0_259
Accellion File Transfer Appliance	=7_0_189

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-4648?
CVE-2009-4648 is considered a critical vulnerability due to the potential for local privilege escalation.
How do I fix CVE-2009-4648?
To fix CVE-2009-4648, update the Accellion Secure File Transfer Appliance to version 8_0_105 or later.
Who is affected by CVE-2009-4648?
CVE-2009-4648 affects multiple versions of the Accellion Secure File Transfer Appliance prior to 8_0_105.
What kind of exploit is associated with CVE-2009-4648?
CVE-2009-4648 allows local administrators to execute arbitrary commands with elevated permissions.
Is there a workaround for CVE-2009-4648?
There are no known workarounds for CVE-2009-4648; upgrading to the fixed version is recommended.

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