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lighttpd: potential path traversal with specific configs (CVE-2018-19052)

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lighttpd: potential path traversal with specific configs (CVE-2018-19052)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
11/07/2018
Created
03/19/2019
Added
02/25/2019
Modified
02/25/2019

Description

An issue was discovered in mod_alias_physical_handler in mod_alias.c in lighttpd before 1.4.50. There is potential ../ path traversal of a single directory above an alias target, with a specific mod_alias configuration where the matched alias lacks a trailing '/' character, but the alias target filesystem path does have a trailing '/' character.

Solution(s)

  • http-lighttpd-upgrade-latest

References

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