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CVE-2008-1291
ViewVC before 1.0.5 stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to…
Medium4.3EPSS 1.4%
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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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.4% · top 28% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.3.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (8)
- GLSA-200803-29 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- 29460 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 29176 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=471380 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- ADV-2008-0734 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 28055 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=212288 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://viewvc.tigris.org/source/browse/viewvc/trunk/CHANGES?rev=HEAD (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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