lighttpd < 1.4.36 Multiple Vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 106627

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Synopsis

The remote web server is affected by a log injection vulnerability

Description

According to its banner, the version of lighttpd running on the remote host is prior to 1.4.36. It is, therefore, affected by the following vulnerabilities :

- mod_auth in lighttpd before 1.4.36 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary log entries via a basic HTTP authentication string without a colon character, as demonstrated by a string containing a NULL and new line character.

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 1.4.36 or later. Alternatively, apply the vendor-supplied patch.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 106627

File Name: lighttpd_1_4_36.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: remote

Family: Web Servers

Published: 2/6/2018

Updated: 10/30/2025

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 4.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2015-3200

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 7.1

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:U/RC:X

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:lighttpd:lighttpd

Required KB Items: Settings/ParanoidReport, installed_sw/lighttpd

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/26/2015

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/25/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-3200

BID: 74813

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