QID 150508

Date Published: 2022-05-09

QID 150508: Lighttpd Server Log Injection Vulnerability (CVE-2015-3200)

Lighttpd is a secure, fast, compliant, and very flexible web-server that has been optimized for high-performance environment.

The installed version of lighttpd allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary log entries via a basic HTTP authentication string without a colon character, as demonstrated by a string containing a NULL and new line character.

Affected versions:
lighttpd before 1.4.35

QID Detection Logic (Unauthenticated):
This QID sends a HTTP GET request and checks the response headers to confirm if the host is running vulnerable version of lighttpd Server.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability allows an unauthorized attacker to modify system information.

  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.5 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5 severity.
    • Solution
    Customers are advised to update lighttpd to new version. For more information related to this vulnerability please refer lighttpd Security advisory
    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 150508

    CVE-2015-3200 |
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    Bug 2646 URL Logo redmine.lighttpd.net/issues/2646
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