Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 10, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2008-1270
CVE-2008-1270
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.
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References
17- issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2344nvdExploit
- secunia.com/advisories/29318nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/29403nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/29622nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/29636nvdVendor Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00005.htmlnvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-08.xmlnvd
- trac.lighttpd.net/trac/ticket/1587nvd
- wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0106nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1521nvd
- www.lighttpd.net/2008/3/10/1-4-19-made-in-germanynvd
- www.lighttpd.net/security/lighttpd_sa_2008_03.txtnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489465/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/28226nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0885/referencesnvd
- bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cginvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41173nvd
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