CVE-2008-5920 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 3% (pctl 87)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The create_anchors function in utils.inc in WebSVN 1.x allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a crafted username that is processed by the preg_replace function with the eval switch.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 2.99% — more likely to be exploited than 87% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-94 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-01-21 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| tigris | websvn |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | WebSVN 2.0 - Cross-Site Scripting / File Handling / Code Execution | 2008-10-23 |
References
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4928
- http://www.gulftech.org/?node=research&article_id=00132-10202008
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31891
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48168
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6822
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4928
- http://www.gulftech.org/?node=research&article_id=00132-10202008
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31891
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48168
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6822
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