CVE-2008-1292

N/A Unknown
Published: March 24, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29176
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29460
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28055
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=471380
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=212288
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/29176
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29460
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-29.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28055
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0734/references
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

16 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.7%
73th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

viewvc redhat gentoo