# CVE-2008-4325: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Remote attackers with repository access can cause browser content misinterpretation via manipulated Content-Type headers in ViewVC.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.8 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 30 Sep 2008
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-837w-7698-945q

## What is CVE-2008-4325?

CVE-2008-4325 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Sep 2008. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

lib/viewvc.py in ViewVC 1.0.5 uses the content-type parameter in the HTTP request for the Content-Type header in the HTTP response, which allows remote attackers to cause content to be misinterpreted by the browser via a content-type parameter that is inconsistent with the requested object.  NOTE: this issue might not be a vulnerability, since it requires attacker access to the repository that is being viewed.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-4325?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Viewvc Viewvc.

## How do I fix CVE-2008-4325?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-4325 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2008-4325 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-4325 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-2023-22464](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-22464/): ViewVC XSS vulnerability in revision view changed path "copyfrom" locations (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-4325 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2008-4325 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Sep 2008. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-4325 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-2008-4325/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-4325/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-4325
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4325
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-4325

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-4325/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.