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nginx <= 1.21.0 Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Information
Severity
Severity
High
Family
Family
Web Servers
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
7.5
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
None Solution Available
Created
Created
2 years ago
Modified
Modified
2 years ago
Summary
nginx is prone to an information disclosure vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
The default configuration of nginx uses world-readable permissions for the access.log and error.log files, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading the files.
Affected Software
Affected Software
nginx up to the most recent version 1.21.0.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
No known solution is available as of 01st July, 2021. Information regarding this issue will be updated once solution details are available.