ViewVC before 1.0.5 provides revision metadata without properly checking whether access…
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 provides revision metadata without properly checking whether access was intended, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading (1) forbidden pathnames in the revision view, (2) log history that can only be reached by traversing a forbidden object, or (3) forbidden diff view path parameters.
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
| 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 · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Running on | gentoo |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7 | Running on | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8 | Running on | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.2 | Vulnerable | viewvc |
| cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.3 | Vulnerable | viewvc |
- 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
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-1292
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-ffrg-vhg2-pcm5
References
More Viewvc vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2008-1292 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-1292 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-ffrg-vhg2-pcm5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2008-1292 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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