# CVE-2008-7253: Security feature bypass in n/a

> Attackers can steal cookies and credentials via cross-site tracing due to the default enabled HTTP TRACE method in IBM Lotus Domino Server.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **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:** 25 Jan 2010
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-g6pv-jvqw-865r

## What is CVE-2008-7253?

CVE-2008-7253 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Jan 2010. 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

The default configuration of the web server in IBM Lotus Domino Server, possibly 6.0 through 8.0, enables the HTTP TRACE method, which makes it easier for remote attackers to steal cookies and authentication credentials via a cross-site tracing (XST) attack, a related issue to CVE-2004-2763 and CVE-2005-3398.

Weakness: CWE-16

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-7253?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Lotus Domino Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2008-7253?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-7253 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2008-7253 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-7253 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2005-1101](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-1101/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2002-0037](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-0037/): Missing authorization in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2006-0580](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-0580/): Denial of service in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2002-2025](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-2025/): Denial of service in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2005-0986](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-0986/): Denial of service in n/a (medium 5.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-7253 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2008-7253 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Jan 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-7253 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-2008-7253/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-7253/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-7253
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-7253
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-7253

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