ViewVC up to 1.1.2 information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in ViewVC up to 1.1.2. It has been rated as problematic. This impacts an unknown function. This manipulation causes information disclosure. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2010-0004. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in ViewVC up to 1.1.2 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

ViewVC before 1.1.3 composes the root listing view without using the authorizer for each root, which might allow remote attackers to discover private root names by reading this view.

The weakness was shared 01/29/2010 (Website). The advisory is shared at redhat.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2010-0004. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 43606 (Fedora 12 : viewvc-1.1.3-1.fc12 (2009-13610)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks.

Upgrading to version 1.0.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (43606) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-24725†). The entry VDB-51710 is related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 43606
Nessus Name: Fedora 12 : viewvc-1.1.3-1.fc12 (2009-13610)
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OpenVAS ID: 850123
OpenVAS Name: SuSE Update for acroread SUSE-SA:2010:008
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: ViewVC 1.0.3

Timelineinfo

12/14/2009 🔍
12/29/2009 +15 days 🔍
01/29/2010 +31 days 🔍
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02/01/2010 +3 days 🔍
03/18/2015 +1871 days 🔍
04/29/2026 +4060 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: redhat.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-0004 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-0004
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-51709
Vulnerability Center: 24725 - ViewVC Prior to 1.1.3 Remote Private Root Names Discovery Vulnerability Authorized as Root, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 04/29/2026 23:13
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (56), 02/20/2017 10:19 (6), 08/31/2021 21:55 (4), 08/31/2021 22:05 (1), 04/29/2026 23:13 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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