CVE-2008-5186
The set_language_path function in geshi.php in Generic Syntax Highlighter (GeSHi) before 1.0.8.1 might allow remote attackers to conduct file inclusion attacks via crafted inputs that influence the default language path ($path variable).
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.97%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The set_language_path function in geshi.php in Generic Syntax Highlighter (GeSHi) before 1.0.8.1 might allow remote attackers to conduct file inclusion attacks via crafted inputs that influence the default language path ($path variable). NOTE: this issue has been disputed by a vendor, stating that only a static value is used, so this is not a vulnerability in GeSHi. Separate CVE identifiers would be created for web applications that integrate GeSHi in a way that allows control of the default language path
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 1.97% probability · 79th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- geshi/geshi
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://osvdb.org/49488
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32559Vendor Advisory
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=637321Patch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/10/8
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32070Patch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46271
- http://osvdb.org/49488
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32559Vendor Advisory
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=637321Patch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/10/8
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32070Patch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46271
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.