Apache HTTP Server up to 2.0.39 on Windows/OS2/Netware Backslash path traversal
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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apache HTTP Server up to 2.0.39 on Windows/OS2/Netware (Web Server). This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Backslash Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Directory traversal vulnerability in Apache 2.0 through 2.0.39 on Windows, OS2, and Netware allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files and execute commands via .. (dot dot) sequences containing \ (backslash) characters.
The weakness was published 08/12/2002 by Auriemma Luigi with Apache Software Foundation (Website). The advisory is shared at httpd.apache.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2002-0661. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 11092 (Apache <= 2.0.39 Win32 Crafted Traversal Arbitrary File Access), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Web Servers and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 10802 (Apache 2.0 Directory Traversal and File Disclosure Vulnerability).
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 1595.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (9808) and Tenable (11092).
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- 2.0.0
- 2.0.1
- 2.0.2
- 2.0.3
- 2.0.4
- 2.0.5
- 2.0.6
- 2.0.7
- 2.0.8
- 2.0.9
- 2.0.10
- 2.0.11
- 2.0.12
- 2.0.13
- 2.0.14
- 2.0.15
- 2.0.16
- 2.0.17
- 2.0.18
- 2.0.19
- 2.0.20
- 2.0.21
- 2.0.22
- 2.0.23
- 2.0.24
- 2.0.25
- 2.0.26
- 2.0.27
- 2.0.28
- 2.0.29
- 2.0.30
- 2.0.31
- 2.0.32
- 2.0.33
- 2.0.34
- 2.0.35
- 2.0.36
- 2.0.37
- 2.0.38
- 2.0.39
License
Support
- end of life (old version)
CPE 2.3
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Class: Path traversalCWE: CWE-22
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Nessus ID: 11092
Nessus Name: Apache <= 2.0.39 Win32 Crafted Traversal Arbitrary File Access
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OpenVAS ID: 11092
OpenVAS Name: Apache 2.0.39 Win32 directory traversal
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Sources
Vendor: apache.orgAdvisory: httpd.apache.org
Researcher: Auriemma Luigi
Organization: Apache Software Foundation
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CVE: CVE-2002-0661 (🔍)
X-Force: 9808
Vulnerability Center: 897 - Apache 2.0 Encoded Backslash Directory Traversal Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 5434 - Apache 2.0 Encoded Backslash Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Entry
Created: 07/22/2014 22:39Updated: 05/09/2019 12:08
Changes: 07/22/2014 22:39 (70), 05/09/2019 12:08 (9)
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