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CVE-2008-5186
The set_language_path function in geshi.php in Generic Syntax Highlighter (GeSHi) before 1.0.8.1 might allow remote attackers to conduct…
High7.5EPSS 2.0%
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- mitre
Description
The set_language_path function in geshi.php in Generic Syntax Highlighter (GeSHi) before 1.0.8.1 might allow remote attackers to conduct file inclusion attacks via crafted inputs that influence the default language path ($path variable). NOTE: this issue has been disputed by a vendor, stating that only a static value is used, so this is not a vulnerability in GeSHi. Separate CVE identifiers would be created for web applications that integrate GeSHi in a way that allows control of the default language path
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.0% · top 20% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (6)
- geshi-unspecified-code-execution(46271) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=637321 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 32559 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 32070 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20081110 GeSHi: Clarification about the recent security (non-)issues (SA32559) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 49488 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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