CVE-2008-7161

Fortinet FortiGate-1000 <3.00 - Auth Bypass

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-7161. PoCs published by Danux.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This Perl script acts as a proxy to bypass Fortinet Fortigate URL filtering by fragmenting HTTP requests and forcing HTTP/1.0 without a Host header. It intercepts browser traffic, modifies requests to evade filtering, and relays responses.

Description

Fortinet FortiGuard Fortinet FortiGate-1000 3.00 build 040075,070111 allows remote attackers to bypass URL filtering via fragmented GET or POST requests that use HTTP/1.0 without the Host header. NOTE: this issue might be related to CVE-2005-3058.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Danux · perlremotehardware
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31026

This Perl script acts as a proxy to bypass Fortinet Fortigate URL filtering by fragmenting HTTP requests and forcing HTTP/1.0 without a Host header. It intercepts browser traffic, modifies requests to evade filtering, and relays responses.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Auth Bypass
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Fortinet Fortigate-1000 3.00
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the Fortigate device · Ability to configure browser proxy settings
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27276
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485813/100/200/threaded
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39684
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485794/100/200/threaded

Scores

EPSS 0.0641
EPSS Percentile 92.8%

Details

CWE
CWE-264
Status published
Products (1)
fortinet/fortigate-1000 3.00
Published Sep 04, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026