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nginx URI Parsing Vulnerability

Last Update Date: 20 Nov 2013 10:35 Release Date: 20 Nov 2013 4220 Views

RISK: Medium Risk

TYPE: Servers - Web Servers

TYPE: Web Servers

A vulnerability has been identified in nginx. A remote user can bypass security restrictions.

 

A remote user can supply a specially crafted request containing an unescaped space character to potentially bypass security restrictions.


Impact

  • Security Restriction Bypass

System / Technologies affected

  • Versions 0.8.41 - 1.5.6

Solutions

Before installation of the software, please visit the software manufacturer web-site for more details.

  • The vendor has issued a fix (1.4.4, 1.5.7).

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