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CVE-2008-4359

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

7.5 HighFix available

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.

Exploit likelihood

4.35%Unchanged since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

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.

Record
CVE-2008-4359
CVSS 2.0
7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-200
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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.

Record
CVE-2008-4359
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-4340 No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2008-4340
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q628-fxxh-w8xf No score

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

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.

Record
GHSA-q628-fxxh-w8xf
Weakness
CWE-200
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV No score

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.

Record
CVE-2008-4359
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2008-4359 No score

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.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4359
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10585-1 No score

lighttpd-1.4.59-2.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the lighttpd-1.4.59-2.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10585-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
lighttpd
Debian:12
before 1.4.19-5
1.4.19-5
lighttpd
Debian:13
before 1.4.19-5
1.4.19-5
lighttpd
Debian:14
before 1.4.19-5
1.4.19-5
lighttpd
Debian:4.0
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 1.4.13-4etch11, plus listed versions
1.4.13-41.4.13-4etch11.4.13-4etch101.4.13-4etch21.4.13-4etch3
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1.4.13-4etch41.4.13-4etch51.4.13-4etch61.4.13-4etch71.4.13-4etch81.4.13-4etch9
1.4.13-4etch11
lighttpd
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
before 1.4.59-2.1
1.4.59-2.1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2008-4359 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Lighttpd, published October 3, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.35%, the 91st percentile. Fixed in lighttpd 1.4.19-5.

References

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