# CVE-2009-0240: Missing authorization in n/a

> Authenticated users can bypass authorization restrictions to read changelogs or diffs for restricted projects in WebSVN.

- **Severity:** Low 3.5 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 21 Jan 2009
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DSA-1725-1, GHSA-v46j-c2c5-8xp7

## What is CVE-2009-0240?

CVE-2009-0240 is a low-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Jan 2009. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

listing.php in WebSVN 2.0 and possibly 1.7 beta, when using an SVN authz file, allows remote authenticated users to read changelogs or diffs for restricted projects via a modified repname parameter.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-0240?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Tigris Websvn.

## How do I fix CVE-2009-0240?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2009-0240 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-0240 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2008-5920](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-5920/): Code injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2008-5919](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-5919/): Path traversal in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2008-5918](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-5918/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2009-0240 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2009-0240 is a low-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Jan 2009. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-0240 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-0240/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-0240/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-0240
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-0240
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2009-0240

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.