THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2014-2324
MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2014-2324

Lighttpd vulnerability

CVSS
5.0
EPSS
28.8%
EPSS pct
98th
Exploited
No known
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in (1) mod_evhost and (2) mod_simple_vhost in lighttpd before 1.4.35 allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the host name, related to request_check_hostname.
Affected vendor
Lighttpd
Affected product
Lighttpd
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2014-03-14

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to confidentiality.

Its EPSS score of 28.8% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 98% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2014-2324

  • Confirm whether Lighttpd Lighttpd is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2014-2324.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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