CVE-2008-5185 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 3.9% (pctl 90)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The highlighting functionality in geshi.php in GeSHi before 1.0.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via an XML sequence containing an opening delimiter without a closing delimiter, as demonstrated using "<".
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 3.89% — more likely to be exploited than 90% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-399 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-11-21 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| geshi | geshi |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | GeSHi 1.0.x - XML Parsing Remote Denial of Service | 2008-11-20 |
References
- http://geshi.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/geshi/trunk/geshi-1.0.X/src/geshi.php?r1=1321&r2=1322&view=patch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/20/4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32377
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46769
- http://geshi.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/geshi/trunk/geshi-1.0.X/src/geshi.php?r1=1321&r2=1322&view=patch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/20/4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32377
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46769
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