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CWE-527: Information Leak Through CVS Repository

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Information Leak Through CVS Repository
Status: Incomplete
Weakness ID: 527 (Weakness Variant)
Description
Summary

Information contained within a CVS directory left as a subdirectory on a webserver (such as usernames, filenames, path root and IP addresses) could be recovered by an attacker and used for malicious purposes.

Potential Mitigations

Recommendations include removing any CVS directories and repositories from the production server, disabling the use of remote CVS repositories, and ensuring that the latest CVS patches and version updates have been performed.

Relationships
NatureTypeIDNameView(s) this relationship pertains toView(s)
ChildOfWeakness BaseWeakness BaseWeakness Base538File and Directory Information Leaks
Development Concepts (primary)699
Research Concepts (primary)1000
ChildOfWeakness BaseWeakness BaseWeakness Base552Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties
Development Concepts699
Research Concepts1000
Taxonomy Mappings
Mapped Taxonomy Name
Anonymous Tool Vendor (under NDA)
Time of Introduction
* Operation
Content History
Submissions
Anonymous Tool Vendor (under NDA). (Externally Mined)
Modifications
Eric Dalci. Cigital. 2008-07-01. (External)
updated Time_of_Introduction
CWE Content Team. MITRE. 2008-09-08. (Internal)
updated Relationships, Taxonomy_Mappings
CWE Content Team. MITRE. 2008-10-14. (Internal)
updated Description
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