CVE-2007-5654

LiteSpeed Web Server < 3.2.3 - Mime Type Injection via Null Byte Extension Bypass

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2007-5654. PoCs published by Tr3mbl3r.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a technical writeup detailing a remote Mime Type Injection vulnerability in LiteSpeed web server versions <= 3.2.3. The vulnerability allows an attacker to manipulate the perceived MIME type of a file by injecting a null byte followed by an extension, potentially leading to information disclosure or other attacks.

Description

LiteSpeed Web Server before 3.2.4 allows remote attackers to trigger use of an arbitrary MIME type for a file via a "%00." sequence followed by a new extension, as demonstrated by reading PHP source code via requests for .php%00.txt files, aka "Mime Type Injection."

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Tr3mbl3r · textremotemultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4556

This is a technical writeup detailing a remote Mime Type Injection vulnerability in LiteSpeed web server versions <= 3.2.3. The vulnerability allows an attacker to manipulate the perceived MIME type of a file by injecting a null byte followed by an extension, potentially leading to information disclosure or other attacks.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: LiteSpeed <= 3.2.3
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to a LiteSpeed web server with version <= 3.2.3
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/27302
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/37380
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/41867
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26163
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4556

Scores

EPSS 0.5913
EPSS Percentile 98.3%

Details

CWE
CWE-200
Status published
Products (1)
litespeed_technologies/litespeed_web_server < 3.2.3
Published Oct 23, 2007
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026