Lighttpd < 1.3.8 CGI Source Disclosure

medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 2624

Synopsis

The remote host is vulnerable to a flaw that allows attackers to retrieve sensitive files or data.

Description

The remote host is running Lighttpd, a small webserver. This version of Lighttpd is vulnerable to a flaw where an attacker requesting a CGI script appended by a '%00' will be able to read the source of the script.

Solution

Upgrade to 1.3.8 or higher.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 2624

Family: Web Servers

Published: 2/15/2005

Updated: 3/6/2019

Nessus ID: 16475

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 4.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 5.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:H/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:lighttpd:lighttpd

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-0453

BID: 12567

Detections

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