CVE-2008-5920

critical

Description

The create_anchors function in utils.inc in WebSVN 1.x allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a crafted username that is processed by the preg_replace function with the eval switch.

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6822

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48168

http://www.gulftech.org/?node=research&article_id=00132-10202008

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4928

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2009-01-21

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.01894