CVE-2008-4128
High 8.1 Exploited in the wild (KEV)
Confirmed active exploitation — CISA KEV catalog
- Name
- Cisco IOS Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability
- Added to catalog
- Remediation due date (US federal)
- Required action
- 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.
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.
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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8.1 (HIGH)
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - EPSS — exploit probability
- 34% (percentile: 98) as of 1 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-352
Affected products
cisco: ios; cisco: 871 integrated services router
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31218 ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6476 ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6477 ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31218 ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6476 ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6477 ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://jbrownsec.blogspot.com/2008/09/cisco-0day-released.html Broken Link
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45226 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://jbrownsec.blogspot.com/2008/09/cisco-0day-released.html Broken Link
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45226 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry