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CVE-2008-5916
gitweb/gitweb.perl in gitweb in Git 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…
- 4.6MediumCVSS base score
- 0.46%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 60% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
gitweb/gitweb.perl in gitweb in Git 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 allows local repository owners to execute arbitrary commands by modifying the diff.external configuration variable and executing a crafted gitweb query.
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 1 day later
· 1 day later
Published
- 16 years later
· 16 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.46% · top 60% of all CVEs (10 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.6.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
14
- git-gitweb-privilege-escalation(47528) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20090120 Re: CVE request -- git (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 50918 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 33282 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- GLSA-200903-15 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- 34194 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 33964 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20090115 CVE request -- git (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [linux-kernel] 20081220 [Security] gitweb local privilege escalation (fix) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- FEDORA-2008-11650 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2008-11653 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 4922 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- [git] 20081220 [Security] gitweb local privilege escalation (fix) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- USN-723-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2008-5886 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2008-5916)Record last updated .