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TI-2008-01241 Aliases CVE-2008-1291GHSA-mgqp-6wc8-4mvm

ViewVC before 1.0.5 stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient…

Priority LOW 23CWE-200Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.

Summary

ViewVC before 1.0.5 stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to read files and list folders under the hidden CVSROOT folder.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0137 72nd 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 5

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsRunning ongentoo
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7Running onRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8Running onRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.2Vulnerableviewvc
cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.3Vulnerableviewvc
  • cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·gentoo
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7 Running on ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8 Running on ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.2 Vulnerable ·viewvc
  • cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.3 Vulnerable ·viewvc

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-1291
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mgqp-6wc8-4mvm

References

Advisory 1

Other 4

  • TI-2025-33984 ViewVC's standalone server exposes arbitrary server filesystem content CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2023-08713 ViewVC XSS vulnerability in revision view changed path "copyfrom" locations CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
  • TI-2010-00005 query.py in the query interface in ViewVC before 1.1.3 does not reject configurations… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2007-05516 viewvc 1.0.3 allows improper access control to files in a repository when using the "forbidden" configuration option. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2006-05254 ViewVC 1.0.2 and earlier does not specify a charset in its HTTP headers or HTML… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
  • TI-2017-03857 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the nav_path function in lib/viewvc.py in… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.1
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Sources

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