CVE-2018-19052

high-risk
Published 2018-11-07

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.

Do I need to act?

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58.2% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 42% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
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CVSS 7.5/10 High
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Vendors

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high-risk
Severity 26/34 · High
Exploitability 18/34 · Moderate
Exposure 17/34 · Moderate