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TI-2008-05233 Aliases CVE-2008-5517GHSA-9mgx-58pm-mc68

The web interface in git (gitweb) 1.5.x before 1.5.6 allows remote attackers to execute…

Priority MEDIUM 47CWE-94Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-94.

Summary

The web interface in git (gitweb) 1.5.x before 1.5.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters related to (1) git_snapshot and (2) git_object.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.1188 96th 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 · 51

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.0VulnerableGit
cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.0 rc2VulnerableGit
cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.0 rc3VulnerableGit
cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.0 rc4VulnerableGit
cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.0.1VulnerableGit
cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.0.2VulnerableGit
cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.0.3VulnerableGit
cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.0.4VulnerableGit
cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.0.5VulnerableGit
cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.0.6VulnerableGit
  • cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.0 Vulnerable ·Git
  • cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.0 rc2 Vulnerable ·Git
  • cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.0 rc3 Vulnerable ·Git
  • cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.0 rc4 Vulnerable ·Git
  • cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.0.1 Vulnerable ·Git
  • cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.0.2 Vulnerable ·Git
  • cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.0.3 Vulnerable ·Git
  • cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.0.4 Vulnerable ·Git
  • cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.0.5 Vulnerable ·Git
  • cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.0.6 Vulnerable ·Git
Show 41 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.0.7VulnerableGit
cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.1VulnerableGit
cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.1.1VulnerableGit
cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.1.2VulnerableGit
cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.1.3VulnerableGit
cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.1.4VulnerableGit
cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.1.5VulnerableGit
cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.1.6VulnerableGit
cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.2VulnerableGit
cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.2.1VulnerableGit
cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.2.2VulnerableGit
cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.2.3VulnerableGit
cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.2.4VulnerableGit
cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.2.5VulnerableGit
cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.3VulnerableGit
cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.3:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.3 rc4VulnerableGit
cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.3:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.3 rc5VulnerableGit
cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.3:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.3 rc7VulnerableGit
cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.3.1VulnerableGit
cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.3.2VulnerableGit
cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.3.3VulnerableGit
cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.3.4VulnerableGit
cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.3.5VulnerableGit
cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.3.6VulnerableGit
cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.3.7VulnerableGit
cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.3.8VulnerableGit
cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.4VulnerableGit
cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.4:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.4 rc0VulnerableGit
cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.4:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.4 rc1VulnerableGit
cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.4:rc1.1136.g2794:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.4 rc1.1136.g2794VulnerableGit
cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.4:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.4 rc2VulnerableGit
cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.4:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.4 rc3VulnerableGit
cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.4:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.4 rc4VulnerableGit
cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.4:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.4 rc5VulnerableGit
cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.4.1VulnerableGit
cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.4.2VulnerableGit
cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.4.3VulnerableGit
cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.4.4VulnerableGit
cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.4.5VulnerableGit
cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.4.6VulnerableGit
cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.4.7VulnerableGit
  • cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.0.7 Vulnerable ·Git
  • cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.1 Vulnerable ·Git
  • cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.1.1 Vulnerable ·Git
  • cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.1.2 Vulnerable ·Git
  • cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.1.3 Vulnerable ·Git
  • cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.1.4 Vulnerable ·Git
  • cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.1.5 Vulnerable ·Git
  • cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.1.6 Vulnerable ·Git
  • cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.2 Vulnerable ·Git
  • cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.2.1 Vulnerable ·Git
  • cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.2.2 Vulnerable ·Git
  • cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.2.3 Vulnerable ·Git
  • cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.2.4 Vulnerable ·Git
  • cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.2.5 Vulnerable ·Git
  • cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.3 Vulnerable ·Git
  • cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.3:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.3 rc4 Vulnerable ·Git
  • cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.3:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.3 rc5 Vulnerable ·Git
  • cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.3:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.3 rc7 Vulnerable ·Git
  • cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.3.1 Vulnerable ·Git
  • cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.3.2 Vulnerable ·Git
  • cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.3.3 Vulnerable ·Git
  • cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.3.4 Vulnerable ·Git
  • cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.3.5 Vulnerable ·Git
  • cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.3.6 Vulnerable ·Git
  • cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.3.7 Vulnerable ·Git
  • cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.3.8 Vulnerable ·Git
  • cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.4 Vulnerable ·Git
  • cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.4:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.4 rc0 Vulnerable ·Git
  • cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.4:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.4 rc1 Vulnerable ·Git
  • cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.4:rc1.1136.g2794:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.4 rc1.1136.g2794 Vulnerable ·Git
  • cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.4:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.4 rc2 Vulnerable ·Git
  • cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.4:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.4 rc3 Vulnerable ·Git
  • cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.4:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.4 rc4 Vulnerable ·Git
  • cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.4:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.4 rc5 Vulnerable ·Git
  • cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.4.1 Vulnerable ·Git
  • cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.4.2 Vulnerable ·Git
  • cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.4.3 Vulnerable ·Git
  • cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.4.4 Vulnerable ·Git
  • cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.4.5 Vulnerable ·Git
  • cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.4.6 Vulnerable ·Git
  • cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.4.7 Vulnerable ·Git

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-5517
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9mgx-58pm-mc68

References

Advisory 5

Other 8

  • TI-2024-21101 Git's recursive clones on case-insensitive filesystems that support symlinks are susceptible to Remote Code Execution CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2020-04316 malicious URLs may cause Git to present stored credentials to the wrong server CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2022-09232 Command injection in git CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2008-05232 The web interface in git (gitweb) 1.5.x before 1.5.5 allows remote attackers to execute… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2008-03393 Stack-based buffer overflow in the (1) diff_addremove and (2) diff_change functions in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2006-00463 Buffer overflow in git-checkout-index in GIT before 1.1.5 allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
See all 12 →

Sources

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