CVE-2008-1291 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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.

Published: 2008-03-24

Score: 4.3 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora:7:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora:8:::::::*

OR	cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.0.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.0.3:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-1298	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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00662.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=471380
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=212288
http://secunia.com/advisories/29176
http://secunia.com/advisories/29460
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-29.xml
http://viewvc.tigris.org/source/browse/viewvc/trunk/CHANGES?rev=HEAD
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28055
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0734/references

History

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Subscriptions

Gentoo Linux

Redhat Fedora

Viewvc Viewvc

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-03-24T17:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T08:17:33.494Z

Reserved: 2008-03-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-1291

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2008-03-24T17:44:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2008-1291

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-200

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