CVE-2008-1270 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 11.9% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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 directory.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 11.9% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-200 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-03-10 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| lighttpd | lighttpd |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Lighttpd 1.4.x - mod_userdir Information Disclosure | 2008-03-12 |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00005.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29318
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29403
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29622
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29636
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-08.xml
- http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/ticket/1587
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0106
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1521
- http://www.lighttpd.net/2008/3/10/1-4-19-made-in-germany
- http://www.lighttpd.net/security/lighttpd_sa_2008_03.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489465/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28226
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0885/references
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=212930
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41173
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2344
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00005.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29318
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29403
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