CVE-2008-4360

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Summary

CVECVE-2008-4360
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-10-03 17:41:40 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
Descriptionmod_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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-200 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 4.0 All All All
Application Lighttpd Lighttpd All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Lighttpd 'mod_userdir' Case Sensitive Comparison Security Bypass Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
rPath update for lighttpd - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
Security Advisory SA32972 - Gentoo update for lighttpd - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
www.lighttpd.net/security/lighttpd-1.4.x_userdir_lowercase.patch af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.lighttpd.net Patch, Vendor Advisory
SUSE update for phpMyAdmin and lighttpd - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
Advisories:rPSA-2008-0309 - rPath Wiki af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 wiki.rpath.com Third Party Advisory
Redmine 404 error af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 trac.lighttpd.net Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
oss-security - Re: Re: CVE request: lighttpd issues af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Webmail | OVH- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Third Party Advisory
Lighttpd - Bug #1589: server.force-lowercase-filenames doesn't work inside userdir's - lighty labs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 trac.lighttpd.net Patch, Vendor Advisory
Redmine 404 error af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 trac.lighttpd.net Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1645-1 lighttpd af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
lighttpd: Multiple vulnerabilities — Gentoo Linux Documentation af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
www.lighttpd.net/security/lighttpd_sa_2008_06.txt af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.lighttpd.net Patch, Vendor Advisory
oss-security - Re: CVE request: lighttpd issues af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Advisories:rPSA-2008-0309 - rPath Wiki af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 wiki.rpath.com Third Party Advisory
Debian update for lighttpd - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
lighttpd Weakness and Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Re: CVE request: lighttpd issues af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE Security Summary Report: SUSE-SR:2008:026 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
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