CVE-2008-4359

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.

Published: 2008-10-03 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-4359 is rated Moderate Risk (51.8/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.51%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-4359

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-30 1.05% 0.51% -0.54%
2 2025-03-29 0.48% 1.05% +0.57%
3 2025-03-17 — 0.48% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-4359

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-4359

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-4359

vendor priority summary link
debian low CVE-2008-4359 low priority: Debian including 1 source packages (lighttpd), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-4359
gentoo normal CVE-2008-4359: 1 GLSA(s) (200812-04), 1 atom(s) (www-servers/lighttpd); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2008-4359
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-4359
ubuntu low CVE-2008-4359 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (lighttpd), 12 status rows across 12 suites (dapper, feisty, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, upstream): not-affected 6, ignored 5, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-4359

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-4359

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
lighttpd lighttpd < 1.4.20 cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 4.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-4359

URL Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00002.html Third Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/30/1 Mailing List
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/30/2 Mailing List
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/30/3 Mailing List
http://secunia.com/advisories/32069 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32132 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32480 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32834 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32972 Third Party Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-04.xml Third Party Advisory
http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/changeset/2278 Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/changeset/2307 Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/changeset/2309 Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/changeset/2310 Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/ticket/1720 Vendor Advisory
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0309 Third Party Advisory
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0309 Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1645 Third Party Advisory
http://www.lighttpd.net/security/lighttpd-1.4.x_rewrite_redirect_decode_url.patch Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.lighttpd.net/security/lighttpd_sa_2008_05.txt Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497932/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31599 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2741 Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45690 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
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