lighttpd 1.4.18 mod_userdir Home information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in lighttpd 1.4.18. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component mod_userdir. Performing a manipulation of the argument Home results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2008-1270. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in lighttpd 1.4.18 (Web Server). This affects an unknown functionality of the component mod_userdir. The manipulation of the argument home with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The bug was discovered 03/10/2008. The weakness was disclosed 03/10/2008 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at issues.rpath.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-1270 since 03/10/2008. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 31592 (Debian DSA-1521-1 : lighttpd - file disclosure), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 87352 (lighttpd mod_userdir Information Disclosure Vulnerability).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 6 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (41173), Exploit-DB (31396), Tenable (31592), SecurityFocus (BID 28226†) and OSVDB (43170†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 31592
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-1521-1 : lighttpd - file disclosure
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OpenVAS ID: 60573
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1521-1 (lighttpd)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: issues.rpath.com⛔
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-1270 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-1270
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-41427

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X-Force: 41173
SecurityFocus: 28226 - Lighttpd mod_userdir Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Secunia: 29318 - rPath update for lighttpd, Less Critical
OSVDB: 43170 - CVE-2008-1270 - lighttpd - Information Disclosure Issue
Vulnerability Center: 18006 - Lighttpd Mod_userdir Vulnerability Allows Remote Attackers to Read Arbitrary Files, Low
Vupen: ADV-2008-0885

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 12/31/2024 06:31
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (81), 08/07/2019 17:13 (5), 12/31/2024 06:31 (22)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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