CVE-2004-0173 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 15.8% (pctl 97)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 15.76% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2004-04-15 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| apache | http server |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Apache Cygwin 1.3.x/2.0.x - Directory Traversal | 2004-02-24 |
References
- http://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=26152
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-February/017740.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107765545431387&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/10962
- http://www.apacheweek.com/issues/04-03-12
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9733
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15293
- http://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=26152
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-February/017740.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107765545431387&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/10962
- http://www.apacheweek.com/issues/04-03-12
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9733
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15293
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