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TI-2008-04158 Aliases CVE-2008-4359GHSA-q628-fxxh-w8xf

lighttpd before 1.4.20 compares URIs to patterns in the (1) url.redirect and (2)…

Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-200Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.04345 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 1.4.20Vulnerablelighttpd
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0VulnerableDebian
  • cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.4.20 Vulnerable ·lighttpd
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Debian

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-4359
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q628-fxxh-w8xf

References

Patch 1

Advisory 12

Other 3

Sources

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