CVE-2001-1072 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Apache with mod_rewrite enabled on most UNIX systems allows remote attackers to bypass RewriteRules by inserting extra / (slash) characters into the requested path, which causes the regular expression in the RewriteRule to fail.

Published: 2002-06-25

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.14:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.17:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.19:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2001-1053	Apache with mod_rewrite enabled on most UNIX systems allows remote attackers to bypass RewriteRules by inserting extra / (slash) characters into the requested path, which causes the regular expression in the RewriteRule to fail.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00902.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.apacheweek.com/issues/02-02-01#security
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/203955
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3176
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8633

History

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Subscriptions

Apache Http Server

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2002-06-25T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T04:44:07.282Z

Reserved: 2002-01-31T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2001-1072

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2001-08-31T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2001-1072

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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