CVE-2008-7253

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2010-01-25 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-16

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.

Affected products

IBM Lotus Domino Server: 6.0, 6.5, 7.0, 8.0

References

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?&uid=swg21201202
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/867593
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/AAMN-5K42VN
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/AAMN-5K42VT
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?&uid=swg21201202
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/867593
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/AAMN-5K42VN
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/AAMN-5K42VT

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