# CVE-2008-1654: Cross-site request forgery in n/a

> Remote attackers can exploit Flash to send unauthorized UPnP commands, potentially altering network settings like DNS servers.

- **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 needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 2 Apr 2008
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fm6f-cqv9-287v

## What is CVE-2008-1654?

CVE-2008-1654 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player, published on 2 Apr 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Interaction error between Adobe Flash and multiple Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) services allow remote attackers to perform Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) style attacks by using the Flash navigateToURL function to send a SOAP message to a UPnP control point, as demonstrated by changing the primary DNS server.

Weakness: CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-1654?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Adobe Flash Player.

## How do I fix CVE-2008-1654?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2008-1654 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-1654 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player

- [CVE-2017-11292](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-11292/): Adobe Flash Player Type Confusion (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2016-7892](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-7892/): Adobe Flash Player Use-After-Free (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2016-7855](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-7855/): Adobe Flash Player Use-After-Free (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2014-0497](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0497/): Adobe Flash Player Integer Underflow Vulnerablity (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-0643](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-0643/): Adobe Flash Player Incorrect Default Permissions (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-1654 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2008-1654 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player, published on 2 Apr 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-1654 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Adobe Flash Player. 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-2008-1654/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-1654/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1654
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1654
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-1654

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