Is CVE-2008-4359 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-4359 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-4359?

CVE-2008-4359 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

CVE-2008-4359

HIGH · CVSS 7.5EPSS 4.3%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.5 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-200
EPSS score: 4.3% (91th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-4340)
Published: October 3, 2008
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-4340 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

debian / debian linux
lighttpd / lighttpd

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00002.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/30/1(Mailing List)
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/30/2(Mailing List)
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/30/3(Mailing List)
http://secunia.com/advisories/32069(Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/32132(Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/32480(Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/32834(Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/32972(Third Party Advisory)
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-04.xml(Third Party Advisory)
http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/changeset/2278(Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/changeset/2307(Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/changeset/2309(Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/changeset/2310(Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/ticket/1720(Vendor Advisory)
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0309(Third Party Advisory)
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0309(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1645(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.lighttpd.net/security/lighttpd-1.4.x_rewrite_redirect_decode_url.patch(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
http://www.lighttpd.net/security/lighttpd_sa_2008_05.txt(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497932/100/0/threaded(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31599(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2741(Third Party Advisory)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45690(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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