# CVE-2008-7161: Fortinet FortiGuard Fortinet FortiGate-1000 3.00 build 040075,070111 allows remote attackers to bypass URL filtering via fragmented GET or P


- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 4 Sep 2009
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6r3f-jrxp-9vvc

## What is CVE-2008-7161?

CVE-2008-7161 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Sep 2009. 

### Official description

Fortinet FortiGuard Fortinet FortiGate-1000 3.00 build 040075,070111 allows remote attackers to bypass URL filtering via fragmented GET or POST requests that use HTTP/1.0 without the Host header.  NOTE: this issue might be related to CVE-2005-3058.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-7161?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Fortinet Fortigate-1000.

## How do I fix CVE-2008-7161?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-7161 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2008-7161 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-7161 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Fortinet Fortigate - CRLF Characters URL Filtering Bypass (exploitdb)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-7161 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2008-7161 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Sep 2009. 
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-7161 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-2008-7161/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-7161/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-7161
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-7161
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-7161

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