query.py in the query interface in ViewVC before 1.1.3 does not reject configurations…
Priority LOW 36CWE-264Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- 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-264.
Summary
query.py in the query interface in ViewVC before 1.1.3 does not reject configurations that specify an unsupported authorizer for a root, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a query.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01688 77th 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 · 11
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 1.1.2 | Vulnerable | viewvc |
| cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.1 | Vulnerable | viewvc |
| 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:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.4 | Vulnerable | viewvc |
| cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.5 | Vulnerable | viewvc |
| cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.6 | Vulnerable | viewvc |
| cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.7 | Vulnerable | viewvc |
| cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.8 | Vulnerable | viewvc |
| cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.0 | Vulnerable | viewvc |
- cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.1.2 Vulnerable ·viewvc
- cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1 Vulnerable ·viewvc
- 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
- cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.4 Vulnerable ·viewvc
- cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.5 Vulnerable ·viewvc
- cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.6 Vulnerable ·viewvc
- cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.7 Vulnerable ·viewvc
- cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.8 Vulnerable ·viewvc
- cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.0 Vulnerable ·viewvc
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-0005
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gmm2-xpxc-5x86
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-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
- TI-2023-08706 ViewVC XSS vulnerability in revision view changed paths CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2010-0005 · CVE Program
- CVE-2010-0005 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gmm2-xpxc-5x86 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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