# CVE-2008-1292: Information disclosure in n/a

> Remote attackers can access sensitive revision metadata and forbidden pathnames in ViewVC due to improper access checks.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 24 Mar 2008
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-ffrg-vhg2-pcm5

## What is CVE-2008-1292?

CVE-2008-1292 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Mar 2008. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

ViewVC before 1.0.5 provides revision metadata without properly checking whether access was intended, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading (1) forbidden pathnames in the revision view, (2) log history that can only be reached by traversing a forbidden object, or (3) forbidden diff view path parameters.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-1292?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Viewvc Viewvc.

## How do I fix CVE-2008-1292?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-1292 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2008-1292 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-1292 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2025-54141](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-54141/): ViewVC's standalone server exposes arbitrary server filesystem content (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2010-0005](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-0005/): Auth bypass in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2006-5442](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-5442/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2023-22456](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-22456/): ViewVC XSS vulnerability in revision view changed paths (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2008-4325](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-4325/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 5.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-1292 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2008-1292 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Mar 2008. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-1292 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-1292/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-1292/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1292
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1292
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-1292

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-1292/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.