The remote SVN views functionality (lib/vclib/svn/svn_ra.py) in ViewVC before 1.1.15 does not properly perform authorization, which allows…

published 2012-07-22 14 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-3333

cvss: 5.0; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 2.0%; EPSS 2.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 81%
public exploits: 0; none known

The remote SVN views functionality (lib/vclib/svn/svn_ra.py) in ViewVC before 1.1.15 does not properly perform authorization, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via unspecified vectors.

Patch / fix

distros 1

viewvc openSUSE Tumbleweed 1.1.24-2.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10175-1

Vendor advisories

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red hat product security vex CVE-2012-3356 updated 2025-11-21 cvss 5.0

viewvc: two security flaws fixed in 1.1.15

Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat products
not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

2.02% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	5.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness

CWE-287 Improper Authentication

References

Sources

CVE List CVE-2012-3356
NVD CVE-2012-3356

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Summary