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CVE-2009-5014

7.5 · HIGH

The default quickstart configuration of TurboGears2 (aka tg2) before 2.0.2 has a weak cookie salt, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass repoze.who authentication via a forged author…

Published Nov 6, 2010turbogearsCWE-310EPSS 1.36%

Overview

CVE-2009-5014 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting turbogears turbogears2. It was published on November 6, 2010 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

The default quickstart configuration of TurboGears2 (aka tg2) before 2.0.2 has a weak cookie salt, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass repoze.who authentication via a forged authorization cookie, a related issue to CVE-2010-3852.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from turbogears. Update turbogears2 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

VendorProductVersionsStatus
turbogearsturbogears20Affected

References

Refgroups.google.com/group/turbogears-announce/msg/09ec26696b1761bb?dmode=source&output=gplainRefgroups.google.com/group/turbogears-announce/msg/09ec26696b1761bb?dmode=source&output=gplain

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2009-5014?

CVE-2009-5014 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting turbogears turbogears2. It was published on November 6, 2010 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2009-5014?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5, 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-2009-5014?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from turbogears. Update turbogears2 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-2009-5014?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2009-5014 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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