CWE-527: Exposure of Version-Control Repository to an Unauthorized Control Sphere
The product stores a CVS, git, or other repository in a directory, archive, or other resource that is stored, transferred, or otherwise made accessible to unauthorized actors.
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Overview
Version control repositories such as CVS or git store version-specific metadata and other details within subdirectories. If these subdirectories are stored on a web server or added to an archive, then these could be used by an attacker. This information may include usernames, filenames, path root, IP addresses, and detailed "diff" data about how files have been changed - which could reveal source code snippets that were never intended to be made public.
Real-world CVEs
2 recorded CVEs are caused by CWE-527 (Exposure of Version-Control Repository to an Unauthorized Control Sphere). The highest-severity and most recent are shown first.
Common consequences
What can happen when CWE-527 is exploited.
Read Application Data, Read Files or Directories
Affects: Confidentiality