Directory traversal vulnerability in Apache 1.3.29 and earlier, and Apache 2.0.48 and…
Priority LOW 39Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.15763 96th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 11
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:0.8.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.8.11 | Vulnerable | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:0.8.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.8.14 | Vulnerable | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0 | Vulnerable | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.2 | Vulnerable | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.3 | Vulnerable | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.5 | Vulnerable | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1 | Vulnerable | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.1 | Vulnerable | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2 | Vulnerable | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.5 | Vulnerable | Apache |
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:0.8.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.11 Vulnerable ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:0.8.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.14 Vulnerable ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.2 Vulnerable ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.3 Vulnerable ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.5 Vulnerable ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1 Vulnerable ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.1 Vulnerable ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2 Vulnerable ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.5 Vulnerable ·Apache
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2004-0173
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p97v-fpq8-vh9w
References
More Apache Http Server vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-18535 Path Traversal and Remote Code Execution in Apache HTTP Server 2.4.49 and 2.4.50 (incomplete fix of CVE-2021-41773) KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-18417 Path traversal and file disclosure vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server 2.4.49 KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-25716 Apache HTTP Server weakness in mod_rewrite when first segment of substitution matches filesystem path. KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2021-17490 mod_proxy SSRF KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.0
- TI-2019-00184 Use after free in Apache HTTP Server KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2009-03392 The TLS protocol, and the SSL protocol 3.0 and possibly earlier, as used in Microsoft… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2004-0173 · CVE Program
- CVE-2004-0173 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p97v-fpq8-vh9w · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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