CVE-2008-1270 Information disclosure in n/a

What is CVE-2008-1270?

CVE-2008-1270 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Mar 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-1270?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Lighttpd Lighttpd.

How do I fix CVE-2008-1270?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2008-1270 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-1270 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1270, DSA-1521-1, GHSA-r872-9mqq-9xpp.