CVE-2008-1270
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.0EPSS 11.9%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 5.0 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-200
- EPSS score
- 11.9% (96th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-1278)
- Published
- March 10, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-1278 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- lighttpd / lighttpd
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00005.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29318(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29403(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29622(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29636(Vendor Advisory)
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-08.xml
- http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/ticket/1587
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0106
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1521
- http://www.lighttpd.net/2008/3/10/1-4-19-made-in-germany
- http://www.lighttpd.net/security/lighttpd_sa_2008_03.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489465/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28226
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0885/references
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=212930
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41173
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2344(Exploit)
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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