CVE-2008-1291: Viewvc

Medium severity, CVSS 4.3. EPSS: 1.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

ViewVC before 1.0.5 stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to read files and list folders under the hidden CVSROOT folder.

Affected products

• Viewvc Viewvc: version 1.0.2 only; version 1.0.3 only

Published 2008-03-24. Last modified 2026-06-16.