CVE-2007-5654 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

LiteSpeed Web Server before 3.2.4 allows remote attackers to trigger use of an arbitrary MIME type for a file via a "%00." sequence followed by a new extension, as demonstrated by reading PHP source code via requests for .php%00.txt files, aka "Mime Type Injection."

Published: 2007-10-23

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: 59.1% High

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:litespeed_technologies:litespeed_web_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.59125.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://osvdb.org/41867
http://secunia.com/advisories/27302
http://www.litespeedtech.com/latest/litespeed-web-server-3.2.4-released.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26163
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/37380
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4556

History

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Subscriptions

Litespeed Technologies Litespeed Web Server

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2007-10-23T21:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T15:39:13.607Z

Reserved: 2007-10-23T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-5654

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2007-10-23T21:47:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2007-5654

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-200

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