Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 24, 2008· Updated Apr 23, 2026
CVE-2008-1291
CVE-2008-1291
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.
Affected products
2Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
8- www.securityfocus.com/bid/28055nvdPatch
- secunia.com/advisories/29176nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/29460nvdVendor Advisory
- bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cginvd
- bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cginvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-29.xmlnvd
- viewvc.tigris.org/source/browse/viewvc/trunk/CHANGESnvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0734/referencesnvd
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