CVE-2002-1233 Path traversal in n/a

What is CVE-2002-1233?

CVE-2002-1233 is a low-severity path traversal vulnerability in Apache Http Server, published on 25 Oct 2002. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

A regression error in the Debian distributions of the apache-ssl package (before 1.3.9 on Debian 2.2, and before 1.3.26 on Debian 3.0), for Apache 1.3.27 and earlier, allows local users to read or modify the Apache password file via a symlink attack on temporary files when the administrator runs (1) htpasswd or (2) htdigest, a re-introduction of a vulnerability that was originally identified and addressed by CVE-2001-0131.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1233?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apache Http Server.

How do I fix CVE-2002-1233?

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-2002-1233 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-1233 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-h5gj-xw8w-hmjf.