CVE-2013-1427 - CVE House
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Status published Low CVE-2013-1427

The configuration file for the FastCGI PHP support for lighttpd...

Vulnerability Description

The configuration file for the FastCGI PHP support for lighttpd before 1.4.28 on Debian GNU/Linux creates a socket file with a predictable name in /tmp, which allows local users to hijack the PHP control socket and perform unauthorized actions such as forcing the use of a different version of PHP via a symlink attack or a race condition.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

lighttpd
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 1.3.16, 1.4.3, 1.4.4, 1.4.5, 1.4.6, 1.4.7, 1.4.8, 1.4.9, 1.4.10, 1.4.11, 1.4.12, 1.4.13, 1.4.15, 1.4.16, 1.4.18, 1.4.19, 1.4.20, 1.4.21, 1.4.22, 1.4.23, 1.4.24, 1.4.25, 1.4.26

Timeline

Official Publish: March 21st, 2013
Last Modified: August 6th, 2024
Added to House: July 19th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.