CVE-2008-1291 (GCVE-0-2008-1291)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-03-24 17:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 08:17
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-29.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
http://secunia.com/advisories/29460 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://secunia.com/advisories/29176 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=471380 x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0734… vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28055 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=212288 x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://viewvc.tigris.org/source/browse/viewvc/tru… x_refsource_CONFIRM
Date Public
2008-03-18 00:00
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