{
    "id": "CVE-2008-5517",
    "published": "2009-01-13 17:00:01",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 23:00:27",
    "cvss_score": "7.5",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P",
    "cwe": "CWE-94",
    "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.11880",
    "epss_percentile": "0.95987",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-03 18:17:08",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "git",
            "product": "git"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "11497",
            "title": "gitWeb 1.5.2 - Remote Command Execution",
            "date": "2010-02-18",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/11497"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=512330",
        "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00002.html",
        "http://repo.or.cz/w/git.git?a=commitdiff%3Bh=516381d5",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/33964",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/34194",
        "http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0005",
        "http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1708",
        "http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200903-15.xml",
        "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/01/20/1",
        "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/01/21/7",
        "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/01/23/2",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500008/100/0/threaded",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33215",
        "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-723-1",
        "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0175",
        "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=479715",
        "https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2936",
        "http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=512330",
        "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00002.html",
        "http://repo.or.cz/w/git.git?a=commitdiff%3Bh=516381d5",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/33964",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/34194",
        "http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0005",
        "http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1708",
        "http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200903-15.xml"
    ]
}