CVEvulnerability

CVE-2001-1072

5.0 MEDIUM Published 2001-08-31 Modified 2026-06-16 Official page ↗

Status: Modified
Published: 2001-08-31
Last modified: 2026-06-16
Assigner: [email protected]
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected]): 5.0 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Description

Apache with mod_rewrite enabled on most UNIX systems allows remote attackers to bypass RewriteRules by inserting extra / (slash) characters into the requested path, which causes the regular expression in the RewriteRule to fail.

Affected configurations

• apache http server 1.3.14 • apache http server 1.3.17 • apache http server 1.3.19

Referenced by CWE · observed example (3)

CWE-185 Incorrect Regular Expression weakness
CWE-41 Improper Resolution of Path Equivalence weakness
CWE-50 Path Equivalence: '//multiple/leading/slash' weakness

References

http://www.apacheweek.com/issues/02-02-01#security www.apacheweek.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/203955 Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3176 Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8633 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
http://www.apacheweek.com/issues/02-02-01#security www.apacheweek.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/203955 Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3176 Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8633 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com

CVE-2001-1072

Description

Affected configurations

Related

Referenced by CWE · observed example (3)

References