mod_userdir in lighttpd before 1.4.20, when a case-insensitive operating system or filesystem is used, performs case-sensitive comparisons…

Description

mod_userdir in lighttpd before 1.4.20, when a case-insensitive operating system or filesystem is used, performs case-sensitive comparisons on filename components in configuration options, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions, as demonstrated by a request for a .PHP file when there is a configuration rule for .php files.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

4.3% · top 8.8% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-200 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-200 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (22)

• 32069 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://www.lighttpd.net/security/lighttpd-1.4.x_userdir_lowercase.patch (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 32972 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0309 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 31600 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• 32834 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/changeset/2283 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• lighttpd-moduserdir-info-disclosure(45689) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0309 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 32132 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/changeset/2308 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• [oss-security] 20080930 Re: CVE request: lighttpd issues (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• 20081030 rPSA-2008-0309-1 lighttpd (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• ADV-2008-2741 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• DSA-1645 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• [oss-security] 20080930 Re: Re: CVE request: lighttpd issues (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• [oss-security] 20080930 Re: CVE request: lighttpd issues (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• 32480 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• SUSE-SR:2008:026 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/ticket/1589 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• GLSA-200812-04 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
• http://www.lighttpd.net/security/lighttpd_sa_2008_06.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 10:17 UTC.