# CVE-2009-2738: Cross-site request forgery in n/a

> Remote attackers can hijack user authentication in the FreeNAS WebGUI via CSRF, requiring user interaction to execute unauthorized actions.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Aug 2009
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3cm9-r84w-4v7c

## What is CVE-2009-2738?

CVE-2009-2738 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Aug 2009. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the WebGUI in FreeNAS before 0.7RC1 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of users for unspecified requests via unknown vectors.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-2738?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Freenas Freenas.

## How do I fix CVE-2009-2738?

No fix has been published for CVE-2009-2738 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2009-2738 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-2738 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2014-5334](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-5334/): Hardcoded credentials in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2009-2739](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-2739/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2009-2738 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2009-2738 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Aug 2009. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-2738 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-2009-2738/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-2738/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-2738
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2738
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2009-2738

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-2738/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.