Cisco IOS Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability
Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in the HTTP Administration component in Cisco IOS 12.4 on the 871 Integrated Services Router allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via (1) a certain "show privilege" command to the /level/15/exec/- URI, and (2) a certain "alias exec" command to the /level/15/exec/-/configure/http URI. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
MANARTECH SECURITY ALERT
Cisco IOS Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability
CVE Numbers
CVE-2008-4128
Affected Product
IOS — Cisco
Threat Description
Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in the HTTP Administration component in Cisco IOS 12.4 on the 871 Integrated Services Router allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via (1) a certain "show privilege" command to the /level/15/exec/- URI, and (2) a certain "alias exec" command to the /level/15/exec/-/configure/http URI. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Severity Scale
CRITICALHIGHMEDIUMLOW
Severity
HIGH
Affected Versions
To be reviewed
Recommended Mitigation
Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.
Reference Links
http://jbrownsec.blogspot.com/2008/09/cisco-0day-released.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31218
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45226
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6476
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6477
http://jbrownsec.blogspot.com/2008/09/cisco-0day-released.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31218
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45226
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6476
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6477
https://media.defense.gov/2026/Jul/09/2003959498/-1/-1/1/CSA_IMPROVE_ROUTER_HYGIENE.PDF
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2008-4128
https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/obsolete/ios-nx-os-software/cisco-ios-software-releases-12-4-mainline.html
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4128
