# CVE-2001-0108: Auth bypass in n/a

> Remote attackers can bypass .htaccess restrictions by sending a malformed HTTP request, allowing unauthorized access to protected pages.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 18 Sep 2001
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-j2hw-525w-j8q2

## What is CVE-2001-0108?

CVE-2001-0108 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux, published on 18 Sep 2001. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

PHP Apache module 4.0.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass .htaccess access restrictions via a malformed HTTP request on an unrestricted page that causes PHP to use those access controls on the next page that is requested.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-0108?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux, Php Php.

## How do I fix CVE-2001-0108?

No fix has been published for CVE-2001-0108 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2001-0108 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2001-0108 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux

- [CVE-2004-1187](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-1187/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2004-1188](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-1188/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2003-0041](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-0041/): Command injection in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2000-1042](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2000-1042/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2000-1043](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2000-1043/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2001-0108 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2001-0108 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux, published on 18 Sep 2001. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2001-0108 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2001-0108/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2001-0108/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-0108
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0108
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2001-0108

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.