CVE-2009-4232 Auth bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can post messages with arbitrary account names in the Kide Shoutbox Joomla component due to improper authentication.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2009-4232?
CVE-2009-4232 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Dec 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Kide Shoutbox (com_kide) component 0.4.6 for Joomla! does not properly perform authentication, which allows remote attackers to post messages with an arbitrary account name via an insertar action to index.php. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-4232?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Jonijnm Com Kide.
How do I fix CVE-2009-4232?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-4232 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2009-4232 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-4232 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-822m-98ch-gchp.