CVE-2009-4139
Spacewalk-java: spacewalk: red hat network satellite: spacewalk java: privilege escalation via cross-site request forgery
A flaw was found in Spacewalk Java site packages. This cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability allows a remote attacker to hijack the authentication of arbitrary users. This can lead to unauthorized actions, including disabling user accounts, adding new user accounts, or escalating privileges by modifying existing user accounts to have administrator access.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Spacewalk-java: spacewalk: red hat network satellite: spacewalk java: privilege escalation via cross-site request forgery
A flaw was found in Spacewalk Java site packages. This cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability allows a remote attacker to hijack the authentication of arbitrary users. This can lead to unauthorized actions, including disabling user accounts, adding new user accounts, or escalating privileges by modifying existing user accounts to have administrator access.
- Record
CVE-2009-4139- CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-346
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-4109
A flaw was found in Spacewalk Java site packages. This cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability allows a remote attacker to hijack the authentication of arbitrary users. This can lead to unauthorized actions, including disabling user accounts, adding new user accounts, or escalating privileges by modifying existing user accounts to have administrator access.
- Record
EUVD-2009-4109- CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pvxx-xvvp-hc24
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Spacewalk Java site packages (aka...
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Spacewalk Java site packages (aka spacewalk-java) 1.2.39 in Spacewalk, as used in the server in Red Hat Network Satellite 5.3.0 through 5.4.1 and other products, allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of arbitrary users for requests that (1) disable the current user account, (2) add user accounts, or (3) modify user accounts to have administrator privileges.
- Record
GHSA-pvxx-xvvp-hc24- CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-346, CWE-352
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A flaw was found in Spacewalk Java site packages. This cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability allows a remote attacker to hijack the authentication of arbitrary users. This can lead to unauthorized actions, including disabling user accounts, adding new user accounts, or escalating privileges by modifying existing user accounts to have administrator access.
- Record
CVE-2009-4139- CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-346, CWE-352
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
spacewalk-javaRed Hat:network_satellite:5.4::el5 |
before 0:1.2.39-85.el5sat | 0:1.2.39-85.el5sat |
spacewalk-java-configRed Hat:network_satellite:5.4::el5 |
before 0:1.2.39-85.el5sat | 0:1.2.39-85.el5sat |
spacewalk-java-libRed Hat:network_satellite:5.4::el5 |
before 0:1.2.39-85.el5sat | 0:1.2.39-85.el5sat |
spacewalk-java-oracleRed Hat:network_satellite:5.4::el5 |
before 0:1.2.39-85.el5sat | 0:1.2.39-85.el5sat |
spacewalk-taskomaticRed Hat:network_satellite:5.4::el5 |
before 0:1.2.39-85.el5sat | 0:1.2.39-85.el5sat |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2009-4139 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Redhat Spacewalk-java, published July 27, 2011. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.88%, the 59th percentile. Fixed in spacewalk-java 0:1.2.39-85.el5sat.