CVE-2008-4297 describes a vulnerability in Mercurial versions prior to 1.0.2, where the hgweb component fails to enforce the allowpull permission. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to read arbitrary files from a repository by initiating an "hg pull" request. With a CVSS score of 5.0, this vulnerability is of medium severity, requiring no authentication and having a low attack complexity, potentially leading to information disclosure. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mercurial:mercurial:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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