CVE-2007-5654

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Published Oct 23, 2007 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 41.1% KEV · Not listed

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."

Affected Products

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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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

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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.

Exploit prediction score: 41.1% (41.064% probability within 30 days)

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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

Weaknesses

CWE-200

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 3:39 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Oct 23, 2007, 9:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 3:39 PM
Reserved: Oct 23, 2007, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:46 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 23, 2007, 9:47 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:46 PM

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