# 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.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 22 Oct 2009
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vm5j-fpc2-73xx

## 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 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-3759?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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:

- citrix xencenterweb - Cross-Site Scripting / SQL Injection / Remote Code Execution (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2009-3758](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-3758/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2009-3760](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-3760/): Code injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2009-3757](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-3757/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2009-3759 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2009-3759 exists.

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-2009-3759/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-3759/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-3759
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-3759
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2009-3759

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