# CVE-2010-2333: LiteSpeed Technologies LiteSpeed Web Server 4.0.x before 4.0.15 allows remote attackers to read the source code of scripts via an HTTP reque

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB, 1 Metasploit module, 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Published: 2010-06-18 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

LiteSpeed Technologies LiteSpeed Web Server 4.0.x before 4.0.15 allows remote attackers to read the source code of scripts via an HTTP request with a null byte followed by a .txt file extension.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/13850
- http://www.litespeedtech.com/latest/litespeed-web-server-4.0.15-released.html
- http://osvdb.org/65476
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40128
- http://www.litespeedtech.com/support/forum/showthread.php?t=4078
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2010/Jun/288
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40815
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/13850
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/auxiliary/scanner/http/litespeed_source_disclosure.rb
- https://github.com/jmonge12/Home-Network-Vulnerability-Assessment

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