# CVE-2008-7032: Cross-site request forgery in n/a

> Remote attackers can hijack administrator sessions to create new admins and execute shell commands via CSRF in the web management console.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`AV:N/AC:M/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:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 24 Aug 2009
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-m7m4-2p38-j9fh

## What is CVE-2008-7032?

CVE-2008-7032 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Aug 2009. 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

Web Management Console Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the web management console in F5 BIG-IP 9.4.3 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that create new administrators and execute shell commands, as demonstrated using tmui/Control/form.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-7032?

It affects 1 product.


Products: F5 Big-Ip.

## How do I fix CVE-2008-7032?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-7032 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2008-7032 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-7032 exists.

Public exploit code:

- F5 BIG-IP 9.4.3 - Web Management Interface Cross-Site Request Forgery (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2014-9342](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-9342/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-7032 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2008-7032 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Aug 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, 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-2008-7032 exists.

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-2008-7032/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-7032/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-7032
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-7032
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-7032

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