CVE-2001-0131 Path traversal in n/a

What is CVE-2001-0131?

CVE-2001-0131 is a low-severity path traversal vulnerability in Apache Http Server, published on 14 Feb 2001. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

htpasswd and htdigest in Apache 2.0a9, 1.3.14, and others allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

Weakness: CWE-59

Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-0131?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Apache Http Server, Debian Debian Linux.

How do I fix CVE-2001-0131?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2001-0131 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2001-0131 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-36m7-hm82-xm8q.