---
id: CVE-2009-4139
title: >-
  Spacewalk-java: spacewalk: red hat network satellite: spacewalk java:
  privilege escalation via cross-site request forgery
summary: >-
  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 u…
severity: medium
cvss: 6.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-346
vendor: Red Hat
product: spacewalk-java
affected:
  - spacewalk-java (all versions)
  - rhnsd
  - rhnsd
published: '2011-07-27'
updated: '2026-11-05'
sourceUpdated: '2026-11-05T03:10:00.973Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-4139'
references:
  - url: 'http://securitytracker.com/id?1025674'
  - url: 'http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0879.html'
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:0879'
    label: 'RHSA-2011:0879'
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-4139'
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=529483'
  - url: 'https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68074'
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00882
epssPercentile: 0.59273
ingestedAt: '2026-11-05T21:36:00.726Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Affected

- `spacewalk-java (all versions)`
- `rhnsd`
- `rhnsd`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.

### Workarounds

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.