CVE-2009-2746 Cross-site request forgery in n/a
Remote attackers can hijack administrator sessions in IBM WebSphere Application Server via CSRF, leading to privilege escalation and account takeover.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2009-2746?
CVE-2009-2746 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Websphere Application Server, published on 16 Nov 2009. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the administrative console in the Security component in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 6.0.2 before 6.0.2.39, 6.1 before 6.1.0.29, and 7.0 before 7.0.0.7 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators via unspecified vectors.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-2746?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Websphere Application Server.
How do I fix CVE-2009-2746?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-2746 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2009-2746 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-2746 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Websphere Application Server
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x9rg-63qg-5x2v.