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title: "CVE-2008-6587\n    | Ubuntu"
description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the
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url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-6587?format=md
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# CVE-2008-6587

Publication date 3 April 2009

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in index.tmpl in Vuze
(formerly Azureus HTML WebUI), probably 0.7.6, allows remote attackers to
hijack the authentication of users for requests that force the download of
arbitrary torrent files via the upurl parameter.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-6587?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| azureus | 9.10 karmic | Not affected |
| 9.04 jaunty | Not affected |
| 8.10 intrepid | Not affected |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Not affected |
| 7.10 gutsy | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Ignored end of life |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Notes

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### [mdeslaur](https://launchpad.net/~mdeslaur)

we don't ship the WebUI plugin

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-6587)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-6587)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2008-6587)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-6587)

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-6587>