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...
- Published
- Mar 10, 2008
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Evidence observed
- Mar 12, 2008
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:NModerate · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 96.0%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
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.
Sources
1julien.cayzac · linux · Mar 12, 2008
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