# CVE-2009-4879: Auth bypass in n/a

> Attackers with disabled Active Directory accounts can bypass authentication restrictions in Novell Access Manager using X.509 certificates.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **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:** 26 May 2010
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qvcj-459w-56gw

## What is CVE-2009-4879?

CVE-2009-4879 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 May 2010. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Identity Server in Novell Access Manager before 3.1 SP1 allows attackers with disabled Active Directory accounts to authenticate using X.509 authentication, which bypasses intended access restrictions.

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-4879?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Novell Access Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2009-4879?

No fix has been published for CVE-2009-4879 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2009-4879 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-4879 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2010-0284](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-0284/): Path traversal in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2007-1309](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-1309/): Security feature bypass in n/a (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2007-3570](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-3570/): Security feature bypass in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2009-4878](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-4878/): Unspecified vulnerability in the Administration Console in Novell Access Manager before 3.1 SP1 allows attackers to access system files via (medium 4.3)
- [CVE-2008-6722](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-6722/): Information disclosure in n/a (low 1.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2009-4879 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2009-4879 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 May 2010. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-4879 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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-2009-4879/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-4879/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-4879
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-4879
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2009-4879

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