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CVE-2008-5186

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-20 Input Validation
Publication date:
21/11/2008
Last modified:
09/04/2025

Description

The set_language_path function in geshi.php in Generic Syntax Highlighter (GeSHi) before 1.0.8.1 might allow remote attackers to conduct file inclusion attacks via crafted inputs that influence the default language path ($path variable). NOTE: this issue has been disputed by a vendor, stating that only a static value is used, so this is not a vulnerability in GeSHi. Separate CVE identifiers would be created for web applications that integrate GeSHi in a way that allows control of the default language path

Impact

Vector 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 7.50 HIGH
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Physical
Integrity (I): Physical
Availability (A): Physical

Base Score 2.0
7.50
Severity 2.0
HIGH

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:geshi:geshi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1.0.8 (including)
cpe:2.3:a:geshi:geshi:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:geshi:geshi:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:geshi:geshi:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:geshi:geshi:1.0.2_beta_1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:geshi:geshi:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:geshi:geshi:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:geshi:geshi:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:geshi:geshi:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:geshi:geshi:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:geshi:geshi:1.0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:geshi:geshi:1.0.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:geshi:geshi:1.0.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:geshi:geshi:1.0.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:geshi:geshi:1.0.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page


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