7.5

CVE-2008-5517: git Code Injection

CVSS: 7.5v2.0HighModified
Published 13-01-2009Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-5517 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Code Injection vulnerability in git. EPSS estimates a 11.88% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
42/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
11.88%
0%100%
Medium · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1exploit-database

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1
DSA-1708-1

Timeline

  1. 13-01-2009
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The web interface in git (gitweb) 1.5.x before 1.5.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters related to (1) git_snapshot and (2) git_object.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

11.88%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

96%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 11.88% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
11.88%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • exploit-databaseremotelinuxUnverified

    gitWeb 1.5.2 - Remote Command Execution

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Git1 product
  • git1.5.0 | 1.5.0:rc2 | 1.5.0:rc3 | 1.5.0:rc4 | 1.5.0.1 | 1.5.0.2 | 1.5.0.3 | 1.5.0.4 | 1.5.0.5 | 1.5.0.6 | 1.5.0.7 | 1.5.1 | 1.5.1.1 | 1.5.1.2 | 1.5.1.3 | 1.5.1.4 | 1.5.1.5 | 1.5.1.6 | 1.5.2 | 1.5.2.1 | 1.5.2.2 | 1.5.2.3 | 1.5.2.4 | 1.5.2.5 | 1.5.3 | 1.5.3:rc4 | 1.5.3:rc5 | 1.5.3:rc7 | 1.5.3.1 | 1.5.3.2 | 1.5.3.3 | 1.5.3.4 | 1.5.3.5 | 1.5.3.6 | 1.5.3.7 | 1.5.3.8 | 1.5.4 | 1.5.4:rc0 | 1.5.4:rc1 | 1.5.4:rc1.1136.g2794 | 1.5.4:rc2 | 1.5.4:rc3 | 1.5.4:rc4 | 1.5.4:rc5 | 1.5.4.1 | 1.5.4.2 | 1.5.4.3 | 1.5.4.4 | 1.5.4.5 | 1.5.4.6 | 1.5.4.7

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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