CVE-2008-5517

The web interface in git (gitweb) 1.5.x before 1.5.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary...

7.5 HighPublic exploit

The web interface in git (gitweb) 1.5.x before 1.5.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters related to (1) git_snapshot and (2) git_object.

Exploit likelihood

11.9%Down 0.7 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

The web interface in git (gitweb) 1.5.x before 1.5.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters related to (1) git_snapshot and (2) git_object.

Record: CVE-2008-5517
CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-94
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

The web interface in git (gitweb) 1.5.x before 1.5.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters related to (1) git_snapshot and (2) git_object.

Record: CVE-2008-5517
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2008-5493 No score

The web interface in git (gitweb) 1.5.x before 1.5.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters related to (1) git_snapshot and (2) git_object.

Record: EUVD-2008-5493
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9mgx-58pm-mc68 No score

The web interface in git (gitweb) 1.5.x before 1.5.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary...

The web interface in git (gitweb) 1.5.x before 1.5.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters related to (1) git_snapshot and (2) git_object.

Record: GHSA-9mgx-58pm-mc68
Weakness: CWE-94
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

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	gitWeb 1.5.2 - Remote Command Execution	2010-02-18

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	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-2008-5517 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Git, published January 13, 2009. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 11.9%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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