CVE-2008-5516

The web interface in git (gitweb) 1.5.x before 1.5.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary...

7.5 High

The web interface in git (gitweb) 1.5.x before 1.5.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters related to git_search.

Exploit likelihood

4.35%Up 0.6 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

The web interface in git (gitweb) 1.5.x before 1.5.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters related to git_search.

Record: CVE-2008-5516
CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-78, CWE-264
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

The web interface in git (gitweb) 1.5.x before 1.5.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters related to git_search.

Record: CVE-2008-5516
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2008-5492 No score

The web interface in git (gitweb) 1.5.x before 1.5.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters related to git_search.

Record: EUVD-2008-5492
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-932q-24j4-3r46 No score

The web interface in git (gitweb) 1.5.x before 1.5.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary...

The web interface in git (gitweb) 1.5.x before 1.5.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters related to git_search.

Record: GHSA-932q-24j4-3r46
Weakness: CWE-78
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`git-core` Debian:4.0 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs	before 1:1.4.4.4-4+etch1, plus listed versions 1:1.4.4.4-21:1.4.4.4-2.1+etch11:1.4.4.4-31:1.4.4.4-4	1:1.4.4.4-4+etch1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
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-2008-5516 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Git, published January 19, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.35%, the 91st percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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