CVE-2008-5186

Name	CVE-2008-5186
Description	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
Source	CVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
References	DTSA-179-1
Debian Bugs	504445, 504681, 504682

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source Package	Release	Version	Status
dokuwiki (PTS)	bullseye	0.0.20180422.a-2.1	fixed
	bookworm	0.0.20220731.a-2	fixed
	trixie	2024-02-06b+dfsg-9	fixed
	forky, sid	2025-05-14.a+dfsg-4	fixed
geshi (PTS)	forky, sid, bookworm, bullseye, trixie	1.0.9.1-1	fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

Package	Type	Release	Fixed Version	Urgency	Origin	Debian Bugs
dokuwiki	source	(unstable)	0.0.20080505-3.1	unimportant		504682
geshi	source	lenny	1.0.7.22-1+lenny1		DTSA-179-1
geshi	source	(unstable)	1.0.8.1-1			504445
pgfouine	source	(unstable)	1.0-1.1	unimportant		504681

Notes

its rather an application bug if the input to set_language_path is unfiltered user input
http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.security.oss.general/1152
DokuWiki passes a static string to $path parameter
pgfouine too does not override default language files path