SB2013112305 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in nginx
Published: November 23, 2013 Updated: July 28, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2013112305
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-4547)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
nginx 0.8.41 through 1.4.3 and 1.5.x before 1.5.7 allows remote attackers to bypass intended restrictions via an unescaped space character in a URI.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-12/msg00007.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-11/msg00084.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-11/msg00118.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-11/msg00119.html
- http://mailman.nginx.org/pipermail/nginx-announce/2013/000125.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55757
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55822
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55825
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2802