TI-2005-04561 Aliases CVE-2005-4831 GHSA-4c2f-99wj-9wvv

viewcvs in ViewCVS 0.9.2 allows remote attackers to set the Content-Type header to…

LOW 22Published 2007-03-03 · Updated 2024-08-08

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Medium
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · Partial · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

viewcvs in ViewCVS 0.9.2 allows remote attackers to set the Content-Type header to arbitrary values via the content-type parameter, which can be leveraged for cross-site scripting (XSS) and other attacks, as demonstrated using (1) "text/html", or (2) "image/jpeg" with an image that is rendered as HTML by Internet Explorer, a different vulnerability than CVE-2004-1062. NOTE: it was later reported that 0.9.4 is also affected.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01123 66th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:viewcvs:viewcvs:0.9.2:::::::*	0.9.2	Vulnerable	Viewcvs

cpe:2.3:a:viewcvs:viewcvs:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.2 Vulnerable ·Viewcvs

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-4831
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4c2f-99wj-9wvv

References

Other 1

20050101 Two Vulnerabilities in ViewCVS

TI-2002-00748 Cross-site scripting vulnerability in viewcvs.cgi for ViewCVS 0.9.2 allows remote… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.4
TI-2005-04560 CRLF injection vulnerability in viewcvs in ViewCVS 0.9.2 allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.6
TI-2004-00827 Multiple unknown vulnerabilities in viewcvs before 0.9.2, when exporting a repository as… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
TI-2004-00959 Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in ViewCVS 0.9.2 allow remote… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3

Sources

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