CVE-2008-1270
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…
- 5.0MediumCVSS base score
- 11.9%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 3.9% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
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.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list an Exploit-DB entry for it.
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Exploit-DB1 entry
- Lighttpd 1.4.x - mod_userdir Information Disclosure (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 31396remote, linuxpublished 12 Mar 2008Verified
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Timeline
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Published
- 16 years later
· 16 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 11.9% · top 3.9% of all CVEs (10 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
17
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2344 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 29622 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 29318 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- SUSE-SR:2008:008 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- GLSA-200804-08 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- DSA-1521 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- http://www.lighttpd.net/security/lighttpd_sa_2008_03.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 20080312 rPSA-2008-0106-1 lighttpd (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 29636 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- ADV-2008-0885 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 28226 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/ticket/1587 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 29403 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://www.lighttpd.net/2008/3/10/1-4-19-made-in-germany (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=212930 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0106 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- lighttpd-moduserdir-information-disclosure(41173) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2008-1278 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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