# CVE-2008-2951: Trac Open Redirect vulnerability

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2008-2951-trac-open-redirect-vulnerability  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2008-07-27  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2008-2951 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2008-07-27

Open redirect vulnerability in the search script in Trac before 0.10.5 allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks via a URL in the q parameter, possibly related to the quickjump function.

Technologies: [trac (PyPI)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/trac). Vendors: [PyPI](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/pypi).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2008-2951 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2008-2951 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2008-2951?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 27 July 2008.

**Which products and versions are affected?** trac (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=0.10.5.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2008-2951?** Yes. trac (PyPI): upgrade to 0.10.5 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2008-2951?** Check whether you run trac (PyPI) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- trac (PyPI): upgrade to 0.10.5 or later

  ```sh
  pip install "trac>=0.10.5"
  ```


## Affected products

- trac (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=0.10.5

## Identifiers

- CVE-2008-2951
- GHSA-rcmj-xp8f-f6q4
- PYSEC-2008-4

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