CVE-2008-1106

The management interface in Akamai Client (formerly Red Swoosh) 3322 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via an HTTP request that contains (1) no Referer header, or (2) a spoofed Referer header that matches an approved domain, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks and force the client to download and execute arbitrary files.

Published: 2008-06-09 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-1106 is rated Low Risk (38.6/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.10%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-1106

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-01-09 0.16% 0.10% -0.06%
2 2025-03-30 0.10% 0.16% +0.06%
3 2025-03-29 0.10%

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-1106

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.1 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
8.6 6.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-1106

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-1106

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
akamai_technologies client <= 3322 cpe:2.3:a:akamai_technologies:client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
red_swoosh client <= 3322 cpe:2.3:a:red_swoosh:client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-1106

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