CVE-2008-5516

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

The web interface in git (gitweb) 1.5.x before 1.5.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters related to git_search.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 7.5/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Weakness enumeration

CWE-78CWE-264

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Jan 20, 2009
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2008-5516: High severity, CVSS 7.5 | Vulnix