Subversion 1.4.3 and earlier does not properly implement the "partial access" privilege…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 2 fixed, 1 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
Subversion 1.4.3 and earlier does not properly implement the "partial access" privilege for users who have access to changed paths but not copied paths, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information (revision properties) via svn (1) propget, (2) proplist, or (3) propedit.
Why it matters now
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:subversion:subversion:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 1.4.3 | Vulnerable | Subversion |
- cpe:2.3:a:subversion:subversion:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.4.3 Vulnerable ·Subversion
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) | Fixed | — |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) | Fixed | — |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-2448
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5qx7-4v6g-86g4
References
More Subversion vulnerabilities
- TI-2004-00363 Stack-based buffer overflow during the apr_time_t data conversion in Subversion 1.0.2 and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2004-00377 libsvn_ra_svn in Subversion 1.0.4 trusts the length field of (1) svn://, (2) svn+ssh://… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2009-02301 Multiple integer overflows in the libsvn_delta library in Subversion before 1.5.7, and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 8.5
- TI-2007-03730 Directory traversal vulnerability in Subversion before 1.4.5, as used by TortoiseSVN… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.0
- TI-2004-00690 The mod_authz_svn module in Subversion 1.0.7 and earlier does not properly restrict… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2004-01315 The mod_authz_svn Apache module for Subversion 1.0.4-r1 and earlier allows remote… CVSS 2.0LOW 2.1
Sources
- CVE-2007-2448 · CVE Program
- CVE-2007-2448 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5qx7-4v6g-86g4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2007-2448 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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