Skip to content
Fencer Vulns
medium 6.8

CVE-2008-5919 json

Directory traversal vulnerability in rss.php in WebSVN 2.0 and earlier, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to overw…

published 2009-01-21 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-5889

cvss
6.8
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
6.3%
EPSS 6.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 93%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Directory traversal vulnerability in rss.php in WebSVN 2.0 and earlier, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via directory traversal sequences in the rev parameter.

Patch / fix

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-6822)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

6.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-6822 WebSVN 2.0 - Cross-Site Scripting / File Handling / Code Execution webapps, 2008-10-23
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31891 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • gulftech.org http://www.gulftech.org/?node=research&article_id=00132-10202008 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.