CVE-2008-4359

High

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.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.5
Exploit probability—
ProductLighttpd
PublishedOct 3, 2008
First seenOct 3, 2008

How to fix

Update
  • lighttpd lighttpd1.4.20 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
lighttpd lighttpdv < 1.4.201.4.20
debian debian_linux4.0—

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