CVE-2008-1270
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
02 Description
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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 11.90% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 95.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2008-03-10 21:00Z18 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 08:17Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2008-03-10
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized ActorClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- abee295754edd6261fa85e12fc6f87f04df8f6662483cad0908c7b289b1eb18b
05 Affected products
06 References
- issues.rpath.comhttps://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2344
- secunia.com29622http://secunia.com/advisories/29622
- secunia.com29318http://secunia.com/advisories/29318
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SR:2008:008http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00005.html
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-200804-08http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-08.xml
- www.debian.orgDSA-1521http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1521
- www.lighttpd.nethttp://www.lighttpd.net/security/lighttpd_sa_2008_03.txt
- www.securityfocus.com20080312 rPSA-2008-0106-1 lighttpdhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489465/100/0/threaded
- secunia.com29636http://secunia.com/advisories/29636
- www.vupen.comADV-2008-0885http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0885/references
- www.securityfocus.com28226http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28226
- trac.lighttpd.nethttp://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/ticket/1587
- secunia.com29403http://secunia.com/advisories/29403
- www.lighttpd.nethttp://www.lighttpd.net/2008/3/10/1-4-19-made-in-germany
- bugs.gentoo.orghttps://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=212930
- wiki.rpath.comhttp://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0106
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comlighttpd-moduserdir-information-disclosure(41173)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41173
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- lighttpd Fixed in 1.4.19-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- lighttpd Fixed in 1.4.19-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- lighttpd Fixed in 1.4.19-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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