CVE-2002-0240 Information disclosure in n/a

What is CVE-2002-0240?

CVE-2002-0240 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Http Server, published on 3 May 2002. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

PHP, when installed with Apache and configured to search for index.php as a default web page, allows remote attackers to obtain the full pathname of the server via the HTTP OPTIONS method, which reveals the pathname in the resulting error message.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-0240?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apache Http Server.

How do I fix CVE-2002-0240?

No fix has been published for CVE-2002-0240 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2002-0240 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-0240 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-24w5-h359-6mv4.