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CVE-2008-5916

MEDIUM CVSS: 4.6 Published: 2009-01-21 Modified: 2026-06-16

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.

Affected Platforms

Git Git

Weakness Type

CWE-264

References