Description
It was found that the fix for CVE-2021-41773 in Apache HTTP Server 2.4.50 was insufficient. An attacker could use a path traversal attack to map URLs to files outside the directories configured by Alias-like directives. If files outside of these directories are not protected by the usual default configuration "require all denied", these requests can succeed. If CGI scripts are also enabled for these aliased pathes, this could allow for remote code execution. This issue only affects Apache 2.4.49 and Apache 2.4.50 and not earlier versions.
Related CPE's
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apache
http_server
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fedoraproject
fedora
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oracle
instantis_enterprisetrack
References
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN51106450/index.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164609/Apache-HTTP-Server-2.4.50-Remote-Code-Execution.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164941/Apache-HTTP-Server-2.4.50-Remote-Code-Execution.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167397/Apache-2.4.50-Remote-Code-Execution.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/07/6
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/08/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/08/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/08/3
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/08/4
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/08/5
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/08/6
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/09/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/11/4
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/15/3
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/16/1
https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-20
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211029-0009/
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html
https://www.povilaika.com/apache-2-4-50-exploit/
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN51106450/index.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164609/Apache-HTTP-Server-2.4.50-Remote-Code-Execution.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164941/Apache-HTTP-Server-2.4.50-Remote-Code-Execution.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167397/Apache-2.4.50-Remote-Code-Execution.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/07/6
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/08/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/08/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/08/3
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/08/4
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/08/5
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/08/6
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/09/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/11/4
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/15/3
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/16/1
https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-20
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211029-0009/
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html
https://www.povilaika.com/apache-2-4-50-exploit/
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-42013
CVSS impact metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
9.8 · Critical
Information
Source identifier
Vulnerability status
Analyzed
Published
2021-10-07T14:15:09.270Z
4 years agoLast modified
2025-10-27T16:36:49.387Z
4 months ago