# CVE-2009-0588: Missing authorization in n/a

> Authenticated agents can approve certificate requests for arbitrary groups by modifying the request ID, bypassing intended authorization controls.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **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:** 27 May 2009
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8q6c-cq42-3qq7, RHSA-2009:1065

## What is CVE-2009-0588?

CVE-2009-0588 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 May 2009. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

agent/request/op.cgi in the Registration Authority (RA) component in Red Hat Certificate System (RHCS) 7.3 and Dogtag Certificate System allows remote authenticated users to approve certificate requests queued for arbitrary agent groups via a modified request ID field.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-0588?

It affects 2 products.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `rhpki-ra` | Red Hat:certificate_system:7.3 | All versions | 0:7.3.0-69.el4 |

Products: Redhat Certificate System, Redhat Dogtag Certificate System.

## How do I fix CVE-2009-0588?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2009-0588 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-0588 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2013-1886](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-1886/): Other in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2010-3868](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-3868/): Missing authorization in n/a (medium 5.8)
- [CVE-2012-3367](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-3367/): Missing authorization in n/a (medium 5.5)
- [CVE-2013-1885](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-1885/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.3)
- [CVE-2012-4543](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-4543/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2009-0588 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2009-0588 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 May 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-2009-0588 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-2009-0588/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-0588/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-0588
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-0588
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2009-0588

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-0588/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.