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CVE-2008-4128

Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in the HTTP Administration component in Cisco IOS 12.4 on the 871 Integrated Services Router allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via (1) a certain "show privilege" command to the /level/15/exec/- URI, and (2) a certain "alias exec" command to the /level/15/exec/-/configure/http URI. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 4.3, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity though user interaction is required and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts limited data confidentiality, for affected systems. Impacting 2 products from cisco, from cisco organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2008, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2008-09-18T20:00:00.530

Last Modified

2026-07-14T05:16:15.780

Status

Analyzed

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 4.3 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-352
Type: Secondary
CWE-352

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	cisco	ios	12.4	Yes
Hardware	cisco	871_integrated_services_router	-	No

References

http://jbrownsec.blogspot.com/2008/09/cisco-0day-released.html Broken Link ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31218 Broken Link, Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45226 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6476 Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6477 Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://jbrownsec.blogspot.com/2008/09/cisco-0day-released.html Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31218 Broken Link, Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45226 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6476 Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6477 Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://media.defense.gov/2026/Jul/09/2003959498/-1/-1/1/CSA_IMPROVE_ROUTER_HYGIENE.PDF Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2008-4128 US Government Resource (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)
https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/obsolete/ios-nx-os-software/cisco-ios-software-releases-12-4-mainline.html Product (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For cisco's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.