CVE-2004-0173 Path traversal in n/a

What is CVE-2004-0173?

CVE-2004-0173 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Apache Http Server, published on 1 Sep 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Directory traversal vulnerability in Apache 1.3.29 and earlier, and Apache 2.0.48 and earlier, when running on Cygwin, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a URL containing "..%5C" (dot dot encoded backslash) sequences.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-0173?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apache Http Server.

How do I fix CVE-2004-0173?

No fix has been published for CVE-2004-0173 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

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

Is CVE-2004-0173 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-0173 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

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Sources

• CVE record
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• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-p97v-fpq8-vh9w.