Lighttpd .php script source code disclosure
| lighttpd-source-code-disclosure (24976) |  Low Risk |
Description:
Lighttpd could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information. If an attacker sends a URL request for a known .php file with "dot" and "space" characters appended to the file extension, the requested file's source code will be returned.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 4.2 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | High |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | None |
| Temporal Score: | 3.1 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Obtain Information
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Lighttpd (1.4.10a or later), available from the Lighttpd Web site. See References.
References:
- Kevin Worthington's Web site: Lighttpd 1.4.10a For Windows Released.
- lighttpd Web site: Download.
- BID-16893: Lighttpd Remote Script Disclosure Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-0814: response.c in Lighttpd 1.4.10 and possibly previous versions, when run on Windows, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary source code via requests that contain trailing (1) . (dot) and (2) space characters, which are ignored by Windows, as demonstrated by PHP files.
- OSVDB ID: 23542: lighttpd Crafted Filename Request Script Source Disclosure
- SA18886: Lighttpd Script Source Disclosure Vulnerability
- SECTRACK ID: 1015703: lighttpd Discloses Script Source Code to Remote Users
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-0782: Lighttpd Extension Handling Remote Source Code Disclosure Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- lighttpd lighttpd 1.4.10
Reported:
Mar 01, 2006
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