# CVE-2008-0539: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the report_type parameter in F5 BIG-IP ASM, potentially compromising user sessions.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not stated
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 1 Feb 2008
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-p7q3-5c52-xg2j

## What is CVE-2008-0539?

CVE-2008-0539 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Application Security Manager, published on 1 Feb 2008. It can be exploited over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in dms/policy/rep_request.php in F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager (ASM) 9.4.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the report_type parameter.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-0539?

It affects 1 product.


Products: F5 Big-Ip Application Security Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2008-0539?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-0539 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2008-0539 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-0539 exists.

Public exploit code:

- F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager 9.4.3 - 'report_type' Cross-Site Scripting (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in F5 Big-Ip Application Security Manager

- [CVE-2019-6665](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-6665/): Other in BIG-IP ASM (critical 9.4)
- [CVE-2019-6650](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-6650/): Information disclosure in BIG-IP ASM (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2025-24326](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-24326/): BIG-IP Advanced WAF/ASM BADoS vulnerability (high 8.9)
- [CVE-2025-55669](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-55669/): BIG-IP HTTP/2 vulnerability (high 8.7)
- [CVE-2009-4420](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-4420/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-0539 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2008-0539 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Application Security Manager, published on 1 Feb 2008. It can be exploited over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-0539 exists.

Affected product: F5 Big-Ip Application Security Manager. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-0539/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-0539/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-0539
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0539
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-0539

---
From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-0539/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.