CVE-2009-4174 Missing authorization in n/a
Authenticated users can bypass moderation to edit articles if magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, requiring an upgrade to fix.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2009-4174?
CVE-2009-4174 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Dec 2009. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The editnews module in CutePHP CuteNews 1.4.6 and UTF-8 CuteNews before 8b, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote authenticated users with Journalist or Editor access to bypass administrative moderation and edit previously submitted articles via a modified id parameter in a doeditnews action.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-4174?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Cutephp Cutenews, Korn19 Utf-8 Cutenews.
How do I fix CVE-2009-4174?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-4174 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-2009-4174 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2009-4174 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5mwm-w4v4-mj5r.