CVE-2008-4359

Description

lighttpd before 1.4.20 compares URIs to patterns in the (1) url.redirect and (2) url.rewrite configuration settings before performing URL decoding, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions, and obtain sensitive information or possibly modify data.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.51%
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Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
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References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/32069 third party advisory
http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/changeset/2307 broken link vendor advisory
http://www.lighttpd.net/security/lighttpd_sa_2008_05.txt vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32972 third party advisory
http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/changeset/2278 broken link vendor advisory
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0309 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31599 vdb entry third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32834 third party advisory
http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/ticket/1720 vendor advisory
http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/changeset/2309 broken link vendor advisory
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0309 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32132 third party advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/30/1 mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497932/100/0/threaded mailing list vdb entry third party advisory
http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/changeset/2310 broken link vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2741 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1645 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/30/3 mailing list
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45690 vdb entry third party advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/30/2 mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/32480 third party advisory
http://www.lighttpd.net/security/lighttpd-1.4.x_rewrite_redirect_decode_url.patch patch vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00002.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-04.xml third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-4359?
CVE-2008-4359 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-4359?
To fix CVE-2008-4359, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-4359 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2008-4359 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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