7.5
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2013-4508
Lighttpd SSL/TLS Weak Cipher Vulnerability
Description

lighttpd before 1.4.34, when SNI is enabled, configures weak SSL ciphers, which makes it easier for remote attackers to hijack sessions by inserting packets into the client-server data stream or obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 8, 2013, 4:47 a.m.

Last Modified :

April 11, 2025, 12:51 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2013-4508 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Lighttpd lighttpd
1 Opensuse opensuse
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2013-4508 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2013-4508.

URL Resource
http://download.lighttpd.net/lighttpd/security/lighttpd_sa_2013_01.txt Exploit Mitigation Vendor Advisory
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN37417423/index.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00049.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=141576815022399&w=2 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/11/04/19 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://redmine.lighttpd.net/issues/2525 Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
http://redmine.lighttpd.net/projects/lighttpd/repository/revisions/2913/diff/ Broken Link
https://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2795 Third Party Advisory
http://download.lighttpd.net/lighttpd/security/lighttpd_sa_2013_01.txt Exploit Mitigation Vendor Advisory
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN37417423/index.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00049.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=141576815022399&w=2 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/11/04/19 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://redmine.lighttpd.net/issues/2525 Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
http://redmine.lighttpd.net/projects/lighttpd/repository/revisions/2913/diff/ Broken Link
https://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2795 Third Party Advisory
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2013-4508 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2013-4508 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

None

Updated: 3 months, 3 weeks ago
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Born at : April 22, 2025, 2:39 p.m. This repo has been linked 73 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2013-4508 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2013-4508 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://download.lighttpd.net/lighttpd/security/lighttpd_sa_2013_01.txt
    Added Reference http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN37417423/index.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00049.html
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=141576815022399&w=2
    Added Reference http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/11/04/19
    Added Reference http://redmine.lighttpd.net/issues/2525
    Added Reference http://redmine.lighttpd.net/projects/lighttpd/repository/revisions/2913/diff/
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2795
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 26, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Evaluator Description Per: http://download.lighttpd.net/lighttpd/security/lighttpd_sa_2013_01.txt "All versions from 1.4.24 (first version supporting SNI) up to and including 1.4.33."
    Removed CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type http://download.lighttpd.net/lighttpd/security/lighttpd_sa_2013_01.txt Vendor Advisory http://download.lighttpd.net/lighttpd/security/lighttpd_sa_2013_01.txt Exploit, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN37417423/index.html No Types Assigned http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN37417423/index.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00049.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00049.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=141576815022399&w=2 No Types Assigned http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=141576815022399&w=2 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/11/04/19 No Types Assigned http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/11/04/19 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://redmine.lighttpd.net/issues/2525 No Types Assigned http://redmine.lighttpd.net/issues/2525 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://redmine.lighttpd.net/projects/lighttpd/repository/revisions/2913/diff/ Exploit, Patch http://redmine.lighttpd.net/projects/lighttpd/repository/revisions/2913/diff/ Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2795 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2795 Third Party Advisory
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-310
    Added CWE NIST CWE-326
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.4.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.4.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.4.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.4.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.4.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.4.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.4.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.4.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.4.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.4.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.4.24 up to (including) 1.4.33
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 19, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN37417423/index.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 08, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2795 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 23, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=141576815022399&w=2
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 08, 2013

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.5
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 4.3
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

2.35 }} 1.43%

score

0.84241

percentile