Vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server

CVE-2004-0173

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.

EPSS: 0.158 (96.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2004-0173?
CVE-2004-0173 is a vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server. Published 2004-04-15.
Is CVE-2004-0173 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.