# 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.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.0 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 2 Dec 2009
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5mwm-w4v4-mj5r

## 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: 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.

## 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:

- CuteNews 1.4.6 editnews Module - doeditnews Action Admin Moderation Bypass (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2008-4557](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-4557/): Code injection in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2020-5558](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-5558/): Code injection in CuteNews (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2019-11447](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-11447/): File upload in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2007-1153](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-1153/): Code injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2006-4445](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-4445/): Code injection in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2009-4174 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2009-4174 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-2009-4174/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-4174/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-4174
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-4174
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2009-4174

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-4174/
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