Vulnerabilities > CVE-2008-1290 - Information Exposure vulnerability in Viewvc 1.0.2/1.0.3

047910
CVSS 4.3 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
MEDIUM
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
PARTIAL
Integrity impact
NONE
Availability impact
NONE
network
gentoo
redhat
viewvc
CWE-200
nessus
NVD
Published: 2008-03-24
Updated: 2009-08-20

Summary

ViewVC before 1.0.5 includes "all-forbidden" files within search results that list CVS or Subversion (SVN) commits, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
OS
Gentoo
1
OS
Redhat
2
Application
Viewvc
2

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

  • Subverting Environment Variable Values
    The attacker directly or indirectly modifies environment variables used by or controlling the target software. The attacker's goal is to cause the target software to deviate from its expected operation in a manner that benefits the attacker.
  • Footprinting
    An attacker engages in probing and exploration activity to identify constituents and properties of the target. Footprinting is a general term to describe a variety of information gathering techniques, often used by attackers in preparation for some attack. It consists of using tools to learn as much as possible about the composition, configuration, and security mechanisms of the targeted application, system or network. Information that might be collected during a footprinting effort could include open ports, applications and their versions, network topology, and similar information. While footprinting is not intended to be damaging (although certain activities, such as network scans, can sometimes cause disruptions to vulnerable applications inadvertently) it may often pave the way for more damaging attacks.
  • Exploiting Trust in Client (aka Make the Client Invisible)
    An attack of this type exploits a programs' vulnerabilities in client/server communication channel authentication and data integrity. It leverages the implicit trust a server places in the client, or more importantly, that which the server believes is the client. An attacker executes this type of attack by placing themselves in the communication channel between client and server such that communication directly to the server is possible where the server believes it is communicating only with a valid client. There are numerous variations of this type of attack.
  • Browser Fingerprinting
    An attacker carefully crafts small snippets of Java Script to efficiently detect the type of browser the potential victim is using. Many web-based attacks need prior knowledge of the web browser including the version of browser to ensure successful exploitation of a vulnerability. Having this knowledge allows an attacker to target the victim with attacks that specifically exploit known or zero day weaknesses in the type and version of the browser used by the victim. Automating this process via Java Script as a part of the same delivery system used to exploit the browser is considered more efficient as the attacker can supply a browser fingerprinting method and integrate it with exploit code, all contained in Java Script and in response to the same web page request by the browser.
  • Session Credential Falsification through Prediction
    This attack targets predictable session ID in order to gain privileges. The attacker can predict the session ID used during a transaction to perform spoofing and session hijacking.

Nessus

  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idSUSE_11_0_VIEWVC-080616.NASL
    descriptionThis update of viewvc fixes multiple vulnerabilities. - CVE-2008-1290: list CVS or SVN commits on
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id40147
    published2009-07-21
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2009-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/40147
    titleopenSUSE Security Update : viewvc (viewvc-48)
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from openSUSE Security Update viewvc-48.
#
# The text description of this plugin is (C) SUSE LLC.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(40147);
  script_version("1.10");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/10/25 13:36:31");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2008-1290", "CVE-2008-1291", "CVE-2008-1292");

  script_name(english:"openSUSE Security Update : viewvc (viewvc-48)");
  script_summary(english:"Check for the viewvc-48 patch");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:"The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"This update of viewvc fixes multiple vulnerabilities.

  - CVE-2008-1290: list CVS or SVN commits on
    'all-forbidden' files

  - CVE-2008-1291: directly access hidden CVSROOT folders

  - CVE-2008-1292: expose restricted content via the
    revision view, the log history, or the diff view"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=370197"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:"Update the affected viewvc package."
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");
  script_cwe_id(200);

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:viewvc");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:11.0");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2008/06/16");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2009/07/21");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2009-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
  script_family(english:"SuSE Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/SuSE/release", "Host/SuSE/rpm-list", "Host/cpu");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("rpm.inc");

if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
release = get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/release");
if (isnull(release) || release =~ "^(SLED|SLES)") audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "openSUSE");
if (release !~ "^(SUSE11\.0)$") audit(AUDIT_OS_RELEASE_NOT, "openSUSE", "11.0", release);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

ourarch = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (!ourarch) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if (ourarch !~ "^(i586|i686|x86_64)$") audit(AUDIT_ARCH_NOT, "i586 / i686 / x86_64", ourarch);

flag = 0;

if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE11.0", reference:"viewvc-1.0.5-29.1") ) flag++;

if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
  else security_warning(0);
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "viewvc");
}
  • NASL familyGentoo Local Security Checks
    NASL idGENTOO_GLSA-200803-29.NASL
    descriptionThe remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200803-29 (ViewVC: Multiple vulnerabilities) Multiple unspecified errors were reportedly fixed by the ViewVC development team. Impact : A remote attacker could send a specially crafted URL to the server to list CVS or SVN commits on
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id31635
    published2008-03-21
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2008-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/31635
    titleGLSA-200803-29 : ViewVC: Multiple vulnerabilities
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200803-29.
#
# The advisory text is Copyright (C) 2001-2015 Gentoo Foundation, Inc.
# and licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike 
# license. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(31635);
  script_version("1.13");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:44");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2008-1290", "CVE-2008-1291", "CVE-2008-1292");
  script_xref(name:"GLSA", value:"200803-29");

  script_name(english:"GLSA-200803-29 : ViewVC: Multiple vulnerabilities");
  script_summary(english:"Checks for updated package(s) in /var/db/pkg");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:
"The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related
patches."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200803-29
(ViewVC: Multiple vulnerabilities)

    Multiple unspecified errors were reportedly fixed by the ViewVC
    development team.
  
Impact :

    A remote attacker could send a specially crafted URL to the server to
    list CVS or SVN commits on 'all-forbidden' files, access hidden CVSROOT
    folders, and view restricted content via the revision view, the log
    history, or the diff view.
  
Workaround :

    There is no known workaround at this time."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200803-29"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:
"All ViewVC users should upgrade to the latest version:
    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=www-apps/viewvc-1.0.5'"
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");
  script_cwe_id(200);

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:viewvc");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:gentoo:linux");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2008/03/19");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2008/03/21");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2008-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
  script_family(english:"Gentoo Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Gentoo/release", "Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("qpkg.inc");

if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Gentoo/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Gentoo");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);


flag = 0;

if (qpkg_check(package:"www-apps/viewvc", unaffected:make_list("ge 1.0.5"), vulnerable:make_list("lt 1.0.5"))) flag++;

if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:qpkg_report_get());
  else security_warning(0);
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  tested = qpkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "ViewVC");
}
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idSUSE_VIEWVC-5358.NASL
    descriptionThis update of viewvc fixes multiple vulnerabilities. - CVE-2008-1290: list CVS or SVN commits on
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id33788
    published2008-08-01
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2008-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/33788
    titleopenSUSE 10 Security Update : viewvc (viewvc-5358)
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from openSUSE Security Update viewvc-5358.
#
# The text description of this plugin is (C) SUSE LLC.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(33788);
  script_version ("1.8");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/10/25 13:36:33");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2008-1290", "CVE-2008-1291", "CVE-2008-1292");

  script_name(english:"openSUSE 10 Security Update : viewvc (viewvc-5358)");
  script_summary(english:"Check for the viewvc-5358 patch");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:"The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"This update of viewvc fixes multiple vulnerabilities.

  - CVE-2008-1290: list CVS or SVN commits on
    'all-forbidden' files

  - CVE-2008-1291: directly access hidden CVSROOT folders

  - CVE-2008-1292: expose restricted content via the
    revision view, the log history, or the diff view"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:"Update the affected viewvc package."
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");
  script_cwe_id(200);

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:viewvc");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:10.2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:10.3");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2008/06/17");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2008/08/01");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2008-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
  script_family(english:"SuSE Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/SuSE/release", "Host/SuSE/rpm-list", "Host/cpu");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("rpm.inc");

if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
release = get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/release");
if (isnull(release) || release =~ "^(SLED|SLES)") audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "openSUSE");
if (release !~ "^(SUSE10\.2|SUSE10\.3)$") audit(AUDIT_OS_RELEASE_NOT, "openSUSE", "10.2 / 10.3", release);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

ourarch = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (!ourarch) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if (ourarch !~ "^(i586|i686|x86_64)$") audit(AUDIT_ARCH_NOT, "i586 / i686 / x86_64", ourarch);

flag = 0;

if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE10.2", reference:"viewvc-1.0.1-39.1") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE10.3", reference:"viewvc-1.0.4-25.2") ) flag++;

if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
  else security_warning(0);
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "viewvc");
}
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idSUSE_CVS2SVN-5362.NASL
    descriptionThis update of subversion fixes multiple vulnerabilities. - list CVS or SVN commits on
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id33785
    published2008-08-01
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2008-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/33785
    titleSuSE 10 Security Update : Subversion (ZYPP Patch Number 5362)
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The text description of this plugin is (C) Novell, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(33785);
  script_version ("1.14");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/10/25 13:36:32");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2008-1290", "CVE-2008-1291", "CVE-2008-1292");

  script_name(english:"SuSE 10 Security Update : Subversion (ZYPP Patch Number 5362)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated packages");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:"The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"This update of subversion fixes multiple vulnerabilities.

  - list CVS or SVN commits on 'all-forbidden' files.
    (CVE-2008-1290)

  - directly access hidden CVSROOT folders. (CVE-2008-1291)

  - expose restricted content via the revision view, the log
    history, or the diff view. (CVE-2008-1292)"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-1290.html"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-1291.html"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-1292.html"
  );
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Apply ZYPP patch number 5362.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");
  script_cwe_id(200);

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2008/06/17");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2008/08/01");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2008-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
  script_family(english:"SuSE Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/cpu", "Host/SuSE/release", "Host/SuSE/rpm-list");

  exit(0);
}


include("global_settings.inc");
include("rpm.inc");


if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) exit(0, "Local checks are not enabled.");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/release")) exit(0, "The host is not running SuSE.");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/rpm-list")) exit(1, "Could not obtain the list of installed packages.");

cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (isnull(cpu)) exit(1, "Failed to determine the architecture type.");
if (cpu >!< "x86_64" && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") exit(1, "Local checks for SuSE 10 on the '"+cpu+"' architecture have not been implemented.");


flag = 0;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLED10", sp:1, reference:"subversion-1.3.1-1.10")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLED10", sp:1, reference:"subversion-devel-1.3.1-1.10")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLED10", sp:2, reference:"subversion-1.3.1-1.10")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLED10", sp:2, reference:"subversion-devel-1.3.1-1.10")) flag++;


if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
  else security_warning(0);
  exit(0);
}
else exit(0, "The host is not affected.");

References