CVE-2009-3759 Cross-site request forgery in n/a
Remote attackers can hijack administrator sessions to change passwords or stop virtual machines via CSRF in sample code.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2009-3759?
CVE-2009-3759 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Oct 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in sample code in the XenServer Resource Kit in Citrix XenCenterWeb allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for (1) requests that change the password via the username parameter to config/changepw.php or (2) stop a virtual machine via the stop_vmname parameter to hardstopvm.php. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-3759?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Citrix Xencenterweb.
How do I fix CVE-2009-3759?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-3759 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2009-3759 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2009-3759 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vm5j-fpc2-73xx.