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lighttpd < 1.4.28 Insecure Temporary File Creation

low Nessus Plugin ID 106626

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Synopsis

The remote web server is affected by an insecure temporary file creation vulnerability

Description

According to its banner, the version of lighttpd running on the remote host is prior to 1.4.28. Therefore, it may be, affected by the following vulnerability :

 - The configuration file for the FastCGI PHP support for lighttpd before 1.4.28 on Debian GNU/Linux creates a socket file with a predictable name in /tmp, which allows local users to hijack the PHP control socket and perform unauthorized actions such as forcing the use of a different version of PHP via a symlink attack or a race condition.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to lighttpd version 1.4.28. Alternatively, apply the vendor-supplied patch.

See Also

https://www.lighttpd.net/2015/7/26/1.4.36/

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 106626

File Name: lighttpd_1_4_28.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: remote

Family: Web Servers

Published: 2/6/2018

Updated: 11/8/2019

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 1.9

Temporal Score: 1.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.9

Temporal Score: 2.6

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:lighttpd:lighttpd

Required KB Items: Settings/ParanoidReport, installed_sw/lighttpd

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/21/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-1427