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CVE-2008-1111

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-1111 describes a vulnerability in mod_cgi of lighttpd version 1.4.18. When a fork failure occurs, the server incorrectly sends the source code of CGI scripts instead of a 500 error, potentially exposing sensitive information to remote attackers. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity, with a low attack complexity and no authentication required, leading to a potential compromise of confidentiality. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.4.18CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.4.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

5.0MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.02%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
78.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0202 is in the 67th percentile among its peer group of 23,701 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2008-1111

lighttpd CGI source disclosure

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00005.html
bugs.gentoo.org / show_bug.cgi
secunia.com / advisories/29209
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/29235
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/29268
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/29275
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/29318
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/29622
Vendor Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/glsa-200803-10.xml
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/41008
issues.rpath.com / browse/RPL-2326
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00162.html
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00180.html
trac.lighttpd.net / trac/changeset/2107
wiki.rpath.com / wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0106
debian.org / security/2008/dsa-1513
securityfocus.com / archive/1/489465/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/28100
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/0763
Vendor Advisory