← back
CVE-2008-1270

CVE-2008-1270

EPSS 11.9%
mod_userdir in lighttpd 1.4.18 and earlier, when userdir.path is not set, uses a default of $HOME, which might allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files, as demonstrated by accessing the ~nobody directory.
Affected products
n/a · n/a
public PoCs found — 1
exploitdbwww.exploit-db.com/exploits/31396unverified
⚠ Public resources, to assess the exposure of systems you control or are authorized to test. Test only with authorization.

Want to know if your infrastructure is exposed to this?

Talk to TrueHacking →
References
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00005.htmlhttps://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=212930http://secunia.com/advisories/29318http://secunia.com/advisories/29403http://secunia.com/advisories/29622http://secunia.com/advisories/29636http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-08.xmlhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41173https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2344http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/ticket/1587http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0106http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1521