CVE - CVE-2001-1072

CVE-ID
CVE-2001-1072	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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BID:3176 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3176 BUGTRAQ:20010812 Are your mod_rewrite rules doing what you expect? URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/203955 CONFIRM:http://www.apacheweek.com/issues/02-02-01#security XF:apache-rewrite-bypass-directives(8633) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8633
Date Record Created
20020625	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
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