# CVE-2008-7257: Other in n/a

> Remote attackers can inject HTTP headers or split responses in Cisco ASA WebVPN, potentially enabling cache poisoning or session fixation attacks.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 29 Jun 2010
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-q234-9925-w6jp

## What is CVE-2008-7257?

CVE-2008-7257 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Jun 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

CRLF injection vulnerability in +webvpn+/index.html in WebVPN on Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA) 5580 series devices with software before 8.1(2) allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTTP headers as demonstrated by a redirect attack involving a %0d%0aLocation%3a sequence in a URI, or conduct HTTP response splitting attacks via unspecified vectors, aka Bug ID CSCsr09163.

Weakness: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-7257?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Cisco Asa 5580.

## How do I fix CVE-2008-7257?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-7257 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2008-7257 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-7257 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Cisco Adaptive Security Response - HTTP Response Splitting (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2009-4912](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-4912/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2009-4919](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-4919/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2009-4911](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-4911/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2009-4914](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-4914/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2009-4915](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-4915/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-7257 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2008-7257 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Jun 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-7257 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-2008-7257/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-7257/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-7257
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-7257
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-7257

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