{
  "modified": "2025-08-09T19:01:27Z",
  "published": "2008-11-21T02:30:00Z",
  "id": "CVE-2008-5186",
  "details": "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",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/32559"
    },
    {
      "type": "FIX",
      "url": "http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=637321"
    },
    {
      "type": "FIX",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32070"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://osvdb.org/49488"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/10/8"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46271"
    }
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "isDisputed": true
  }
}