ViewVC 1.0.2/1.0.3 information disclosure

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A vulnerability was found in ViewVC 1.0.2/1.0.3 and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The bug was discovered 02/28/2008. The weakness was shared 03/24/2008 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at security.gentoo.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-1291 since 03/12/2008. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 25 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 32381 (ViewVC Direct Request CVSROOT Information Disclosure), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165695 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update net-snmp (SUSE-SA:2008:039)).

Upgrading to version 1.0.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (40945) and Tenable (32381). The entries 42715, 42437, 41640 and 41638 are related to this item.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 32381
Nessus Name: ViewVC Direct Request CVSROOT Information Disclosure
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OpenVAS ID: 850042
OpenVAS Name: SurgeMail SurgeWeb Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: ViewVC 1.0.3

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: security.gentoo.org
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2008-1291 (🔍)
X-Force: 40945
Vulnerability Center: 18003 - ViewVC Vulnerability Allows Remote Attackers to Read Files and Access Hidden CVSROOT Folders, Medium
SecurityFocus: 28055 - ViewVC Multiple Remote Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 29176 - ViewVC Multiple Security Issues, Less Critical
OSVDB: 43041 - ViewVC CVSROOT folders unauthorized access
Vupen: ADV-2008-0734

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Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 08/07/2019 16:58
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (78), 08/07/2019 16:58 (3)
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