CVE-2008-1719
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedMultiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in Nuke ET 3.2 and 3.4 allow remote attackers to perform actions as administrators, as demonstrated by inserting an XSS sequence into a document.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceCross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Nuke ET versions 3.2 and 3.4 allows remote attackers to trick authenticated administrators into performing unintended actions, specifically demonstrated through XSS injection into documents.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 3.2= 3.4CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- M
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify Nuke ET installation and versionCheck the system for Truzone Nuke ET files or examine the application's footer/version file for the version number. Common locations include the main index.php or an about/admin page.Affected if The installed version is 3.2 or 3.4.
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Confirm admin interface is accessibleLocate and access the administrative control panel URL (typically /admin.php or similar) and verify an administrator can log in.Affected if The admin panel is accessible without additional network restrictions.
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Check for CSRF token implementation in admin formsInspect the HTML source of admin forms (especially document/content management forms) to see if hidden CSRF tokens or unique request identifiers are present in the forms.Affected if No CSRF tokens or anti-CSRF measures are found in state-changing admin forms.
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Verify Referer/Origin header validationSubmit a request to an admin action from an external referrer or with a missing Referer header to see if the application validates the request origin.Affected if The application accepts state-changing admin requests without validating the Referer or Origin header.
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Confirm authenticated admin session handlingReview how the application handles admin sessions and whether sensitive operations require re-authentication.Affected if Sensitive administrative actions can be performed solely based on an existing admin session without re-verification.
A user is affected if Truzone Nuke ET version 3.2 or 3.4 is installed and the admin interface processes state-changing requests without CSRF protections.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImplement anti-CSRF tokens on all state-changing operations, validate Referer/Origin headers, and add re-authentication requirements for sensitive administrative functions.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2008-1719 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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