ViewVC < 1.1.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities

medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 5288

Synopsis

The remote web server is vulnerable to multiple attack vectors.

Description

The remote web server is running ViewVC, a web-based interface for CVS and Subversion. The installed version of ViewVC is earlier than 1.1.3. Such versions are potentially affected by multiple issues :

- A security vulnerability that involves root listing support of per-root authorization configuration.

- A security vulnerability in the 'query.py' involving the 'forbidden' authorizer.

Solution

Upgrade to ViewVC 1.1.3 or later.

See Also

http://viewvc.tigris.org/source/browse/*checkout*/viewvc/tags/1.1.3/CHANGES

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 5288

Family: CGI

Published: 12/30/2009

Updated: 3/6/2019

Vulnerability Information

Patch Publication Date: 12/22/2009

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/29/2009

Reference Information

BID: 37518