CVE-2009-4555
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedMultiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in AgoraCart 5.2.005 and 5.2.006 and AgoraCart GOLD 5.5.005 allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that (1) modify a .htaccess file via an unspecified request to protected/manager.cgi or (2) change the password of an administrative account.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceCSRF vulnerabilities in AgoraCart admin interface allow remote attackers to hijack administrator sessions to modify .htaccess files or change administrative passwords via malicious requests to protected/manager.cgi.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE dataall versions= 5.2.005= 5.2.006CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- M
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm AgoraCart installationLocate AgoraCart files on the web server - look for the 'agoracart' or 'AgoraCart' directory, and specifically check for the presence of protected/manager.cgi in the web rootAffected if AgoraCart software is installed on the server
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Identify AgoraCart versionCheck version files (such as version.txt, or the main CGI files) within the AgoraCart installation directory to determine the installed version numberAffected if The installed version falls within all versions or specifically 5.2.005 to 5.2.006
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Verify admin interface accessibilityConfirm the protected/manager.cgi admin script is accessible via the web server - check if the path /protected/manager.cgi or similar admin paths are reachableAffected if The admin interface is accessible without additional authentication barriers beyond standard login
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Inspect admin forms for anti-CSRF protectionAccess the admin login and forms, then view the HTML source to check if forms contain anti-CSRF tokens (look for hidden input fields with tokens, or token parameters in form action URLs)Affected if Admin forms lack anti-CSRF tokens - no hidden token fields or token parameters are present in form HTML
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Check for password change without confirmationIn the admin interface, locate the password change functionality and verify whether the system requires current password confirmation before allowing a new password to be setAffected if Administrative password changes can be performed without requiring the current password as verification
The environment is affected if AgoraCart is installed, the admin interface is web-accessible, and admin forms lack anti-CSRF token protection or password change confirmation requirements.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImplement anti-CSRF tokens on admin forms and require current password confirmation for administrative password changes.
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- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2009-4555 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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