CVE Catalog

CVE-2015-3200

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The mod_auth module in lighttpd before version 1.4.36 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary log entries via a basic HTTP authentication string that does not contain a colon character.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to manipulate server logs, potentially leading to data integrity loss and complicating event monitoring and analysis.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update lighttpd to version 1.4.36 or later to mitigate this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

mod_auth in lighttpd before 1.4.36 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary log entries via a basic HTTP authentication string without a colon character, as demonstrated by a string containing a NULL and new line character.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS