CVE-2008-7161 describes a URL filtering bypass vulnerability in Fortinet FortiGate-1000 devices running specific firmware versions. Remote attackers can exploit this by sending fragmented GET or POST requests using HTTP/1.0 without a Host header, allowing them to circumvent intended URL restrictions. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered highly severe, requiring no authentication and having a low attack complexity, potentially leading to partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation in the wild or Metasploit modules, an ExploitDB entry exists, and community discussion and media coverage are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.00CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:fortinet:fortigate-1000:3.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.