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CVE-2009-3520

8.8 · HIGH

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Your_account module in CMSphp 0.21 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that change an administ…

Published Oct 1, 2009cmsphp_projectCWE-352EPSS 0.65%

Overview

CVE-2009-3520 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting cmsphp_project cmsphp. It was published on October 1, 2009 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Your_account module in CMSphp 0.21 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that change an administrator password via the pseudo, pwd, and uid parameters in an admin_info_user_verif action.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from cmsphp_project. Update cmsphp to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

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References

Refpacketstormsecurity.org/0909-exploits/cmsphp-xsrf.txtRefsecunia.com/advisories/36075Refpacketstormsecurity.org/0909-exploits/cmsphp-xsrf.txtRefsecunia.com/advisories/36075

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2009-3520?

CVE-2009-3520 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting cmsphp_project cmsphp. It was published on October 1, 2009 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2009-3520?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2009-3520?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from cmsphp_project. Update cmsphp to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2009-3520?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2009-3520 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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