PT-2001-2217 · Apache · Apache Http Server

Published 2001-08-31 · Updated 2017-10-10 · CVE-2001-1072

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Apache with mod rewrite enabled (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue allows remote attackers to bypass RewriteRules by inserting extra / (slash) characters into the requested path. This causes the regular expression in the RewriteRule to fail, potentially leading to unauthorized access.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2001-1072

Affected Products

Apache Http Server

References · 6

• http://securityfocus.com/bid/3176 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/203955 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-1072 · Security Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2001-1072 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8633 · Note
• http://apacheweek.com/issues/02-02-01#security · Note