CVE-2008-1291

Description

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.

Affected Platforms

Weakness Type

CWE-200

References

• http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=471380
• http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=212288
• http://secunia.com/advisories/29176
• http://secunia.com/advisories/29460
• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-29.xml
• http://viewvc.tigris.org/source/browse/viewvc/trunk/CHANGES?rev=HEAD