CVE-2008-5185
The highlighting functionality in geshi.php in GeSHi before 1.0.8 allows remote attackers to...
The highlighting functionality in geshi.php in GeSHi before 1.0.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via an XML sequence containing an opening delimiter without a closing delimiter, as demonstrated using "<".
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The highlighting functionality in geshi.php in GeSHi before 1.0.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via an XML sequence containing an opening delimiter without a closing delimiter, as demonstrated using "<".
- Record
CVE-2008-5185- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-399
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The highlighting functionality in geshi.php in GeSHi before 1.0.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via an XML sequence containing an opening delimiter without a closing delimiter, as demonstrated using "<".
- Record
CVE-2008-5185- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-5163 No score
The highlighting functionality in geshi.php in GeSHi before 1.0.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via an XML sequence containing an opening delimiter without a closing delimiter, as demonstrated using "<".
- Record
EUVD-2008-5163- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mc42-h89m-gwgp No score
The highlighting functionality in geshi.php in GeSHi before 1.0.8 allows remote attackers to...
The highlighting functionality in geshi.php in GeSHi before 1.0.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via an XML sequence containing an opening delimiter without a closing delimiter, as demonstrated using "<".
- Record
GHSA-mc42-h89m-gwgp- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
The highlighting functionality in geshi.php in GeSHi before 1.0.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via an XML sequence containing an opening delimiter without a closing delimiter, as demonstrated using "<".
- Record
CVE-2008-5185- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2008-5185 No score
The highlighting functionality in geshi.php in GeSHi before 1.0.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via an XML sequence containing an opening delimiter without a closing delimiter, as demonstrated using "<".
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5185- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | GeSHi 1.0.x - XML Parsing Remote Denial of Service | 2008-11-20 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-5185 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Geshi, published November 21, 2008. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.89%, the 90th percentile. Fixed in geshi 1.0.8.1-1.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/32377
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46769
geshi.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/geshi/trunk/geshi-1.0.X/src/geshi.php?r1=1321&r2=1322&view=patch
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/20/4
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5185
github.com/advisories/GHSA-mc42-h89m-gwgp
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-5185