# CVE-2008-3778: Auth bypass in n/a

> Remote attackers can bypass authentication in Avaya SIP Enablement Services to gain privileges or cause denial of service via invalid login updates.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 25 Aug 2008
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-h5vm-5rxm-r6wg

## What is CVE-2008-3778?

CVE-2008-3778 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Aug 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The remote management interface in SIP Enablement Services (SES) Server in Avaya SIP Enablement Services 5.0, and Communication Manager (CM) 5.0 on the S8300C with SES enabled, proceeds with Core router updates even when a login is invalid, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (messaging outage) or gain privileges via an update request.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-3778?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Avaya Communication Manager, Avaya Sip Enablement Services.

## How do I fix CVE-2008-3778?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-3778 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2008-3778 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-3778 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2008-6708](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-6708/): Privilege escalation in n/a (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2008-6709](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-6709/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2008-6710](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-6710/): Privilege escalation in n/a (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2008-6711](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-6711/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2008-5709](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-5709/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-3778 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2008-3778 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Aug 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-3778 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2008-3778/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-3778/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-3778
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3778
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-3778

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-3778/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.