CVE-2008-7165 Cross-site request forgery in n/a

Medium 6.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can hijack administrator sessions to disable Wi-Fi encryption via CSRF in the Alice Gate2 Plus Wi-Fi router.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2008-7165?

CVE-2008-7165 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Sep 2009. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Cross-site request forgery in cp06_wifi_m_nocifr.cgi in the administrator panel in TELECOM ITALIA Alice Gate2 Plus Wi-Fi allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that disable Wi-Fi encryption via certain values for the wlChannel and wlRadioEnable parameters.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-7165?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Alice Gate2 Plus Wi-Fi.

How do I fix CVE-2008-7165?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-7165 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2008-7165 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-7165 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-wqrh-3rh7-qwh7.

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