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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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T08:17:34.265Z
Reserved: 2008-03-10T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2008-1270

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2008-03-10T21:44:00.000
Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490
Link: CVE-2008-1270

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