# CVE-2008-6298: Security feature bypass in n/a

> Remote attackers can bypass access restrictions for character encoding and cookie secure flags in sISAPILocation via HTTP header rewrite functions.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/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:** Not stated
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 26 Feb 2009
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jchm-wvx5-v34w

## What is CVE-2008-6298?

CVE-2008-6298 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Feb 2009. It can be exploited over the network.

### Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in sISAPILocation before 1.0.2.2 allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions for character encoding and the cookie secure flag via unknown vectors related to the "HTTP header rewrite function."

Weakness: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-6298?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Rocketeer.dip Sisapilocation.

## How do I fix CVE-2008-6298?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-6298 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2008-6298 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-6298 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-6298 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2008-6298 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Feb 2009. It can be exploited over the network.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-6298 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-2008-6298/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-6298/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-6298
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-6298
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-6298

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