CVE-2008-5916 describes a vulnerability in gitweb/gitweb.perl within Git versions 1.6.x (before 1.6.0.6), 1.5.6.x (before 1.5.6.6), 1.5.5.x (before 1.5.5.6), 1.5.4.x (before 1.5.4.7), and other versions after 1.4.3. This flaw allows local repository owners to execute arbitrary commands by manipulating the diff.external configuration variable and then issuing a specially crafted gitweb query. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.6 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P), indicating a low-severity local attack with potential for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. There is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.4.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.4.3.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.4.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.4.3.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.4.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.4.3.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.4.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.4.3.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.4.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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