CVE-2009-1462 Missing authorization in n/a

High 7.2 Published Updated

Local users can bypass file permission checks in razorCMS, potentially leading to privilege escalation due to missing authorization verification.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2009-1462?

CVE-2009-1462 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Apr 2009. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Security Manager in razorCMS before 0.4 does not verify the permissions of every file owned by the apache user account, which is inconsistent with the documentation and allows local users to have an unspecified impact.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-1462?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Razorcms Razorcms.

How do I fix CVE-2009-1462?

No fix has been published for CVE-2009-1462 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2009-1462 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-1462 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-466g-m7c7-p5x4.

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