CVE-2008-4297

Mercurial before 1.0.2 does not enforce the allowpull permission setting for a pull operation...

5.0 MediumFix available

Mercurial before 1.0.2 does not enforce the allowpull permission setting for a pull operation from hgweb, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files from a repository via an "hg pull" request.

Exploit likelihood

2.70%Up 0.5 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

Record: CVE-2008-4297
CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-264
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2008-4297
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2008-4280 No score

Record: EUVD-2008-4280
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rw83-rp96-92cm No score

Mercurial before 1.0.2 does not enforce the allowpull permission setting for a pull operation...

Record: GHSA-rw83-rp96-92cm
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

Record: CVE-2008-4297
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2008-4297 No score

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4297
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

mercurial

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`mercurial` Debian:12	before 1.0.1-5.1	1.0.1-5.1
`mercurial` Debian:13	before 1.0.1-5.1	1.0.1-5.1
`mercurial` Debian:14	before 1.0.1-5.1	1.0.1-5.1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2008-4297 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Mercurial, published September 27, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.70%, the 85th percentile. Fixed in mercurial 1.0.1-5.1.

References

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