# CVE-2009-4849: Cross-site request forgery in n/a

> Remote attackers can hijack administrator sessions to create users or control virtual machines via CSRF attacks in VirtualIQ Pro.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **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:** 7 May 2010
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-86f5-9pf2-x33x

## What is CVE-2009-4849?

CVE-2009-4849 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 May 2010. 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 ToutVirtual VirtualIQ Pro 3.2 build 7882 and 3.5 build 8691 allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that (1) create a new user account via a save action to tvserver/user/user.do, (2) shutdown a virtual machine, (3) start a virtual machine, (4) restart a virtual machine, or (5) schedule an activity.

Weakness: CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-4849?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Toutvirtual Virtualiq.

## How do I fix CVE-2009-4849?

No fix has been published for CVE-2009-4849 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2009-4849 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2009-4849 exists.

Public exploit code:

- toutvirtual virtualiq pro 3.2 - Multiple Vulnerabilities (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2009-4843](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-4843/): Missing authorization in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2009-4844](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-4844/): Information disclosure in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2009-4845](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-4845/): Hardcoded credentials in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2009-4842](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-4842/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.3)
- [CVE-2009-4848](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-4848/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2009-4849 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2009-4849 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 May 2010. 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-2009-4849 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-2009-4849/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-4849/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-4849
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-4849
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2009-4849

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