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

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

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 4 Sep 2009
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-wqrh-3rh7-qwh7

## 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 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-7165?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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:

- Alice Gate2 Plus Wi-Fi Router - Cross-Site Request Forgery (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2008-1269](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-1269/): Auth bypass in n/a (high 7.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-7165 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-7165 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-2008-7165/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-7165/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-7165
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-7165
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-7165

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