CVE-2008-4325

lib/viewvc.py in ViewVC 1.0.5 uses the content-type parameter in the HTTP request for the Content-Type header in the HTTP response, which allows remote attackers to cause content to be misinterpreted by the browser via a content-type parameter that is inconsistent with the requested object. NOTE: this issue might not be a vulnerability, since it requires attacker access to the repository that is being viewed.

Published: 2008-09-30 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-4325 is rated Moderate Risk (48.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.90%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-4325

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-17 1.60% 0.90% -0.70%
2 2025-03-04 1.76% 1.60% -0.16%
3 2024-10-06 1.76%

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-4325

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
8.6 4.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-4325

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-4325

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu negligible CVE-2008-4325 negligible priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (viewvc), 12 status rows across 12 suites (dapper, feisty, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, upstream): ignored 5, not-affected 4, DNE 2, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-4325

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-4325

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
viewvc viewvc 1.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-4325

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