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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.117523
Category:Web Servers
Title:nginx <= 1.21.1 Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Summary:nginx is prone to an information disclosure vulnerability.
Description:Summary:
nginx is prone to an information disclosure vulnerability.

Vulnerability 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/OS:
nginx up to the most recent version 1.21.1.

Solution:
No known solution was made available for at least one year since
the disclosure of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore. General solution options
are to upgrade to a newer release, disable respective features, remove the product or replace the
product by another one.

CVSS Score:
7.5

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2013-0337
55181
http://secunia.com/advisories/55181
GLSA-201310-04
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201310-04.xml
[oss-security] 20130221 Re: CVE request: nginx world-readable logdir
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/22/1
[oss-security] 20130221 nginx world-readable logdir
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/21/15
[oss-security] 20130224 nginx CVE-2013-0337 world-readable logs
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/24/1
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