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
Published Mar 21, 2013
1.9
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.35%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 1.4.27
- 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
Running on/with
- n/a
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 0.35% (0.00349) | 26.24th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.35% (0.00349) | 26.55th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.04% (0.00040) | 9.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (4)
- http://osvdb.org/91462 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2649 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58528 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/82897 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://osvdb.org/91462 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2649 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58528 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/82897 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
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