CVE-2008-1291 Information disclosure in n/a

What is CVE-2008-1291?

CVE-2008-1291 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Mar 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-1291?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Viewvc Viewvc.

How do I fix CVE-2008-1291?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-1291 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2008-1291 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-1291 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in n/a

• CVE-2025-54141 ViewVC's standalone server exposes arbitrary server filesystem content High 7.5
• CVE-2010-0005 Auth bypass in n/a High 7.5
• CVE-2006-5442 Cross-site scripting in n/a Medium 6.8
• CVE-2023-22456 ViewVC XSS vulnerability in revision view changed paths Medium 6.1
• CVE-2008-4325 Cross-site scripting in n/a Medium 5.8

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-mgqp-6wc8-4mvm.