CVE-1999-0236 describes a vulnerability in NCSA and Apache httpd servers where a misconfigured ScriptAlias directory allowed remote attackers to read the source code of CGI programs. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, requiring no privileges or user interaction, and leading to high confidentiality impact. While not actively exploited in the wild or listed on the KEV catalog, public exploit code exists (EDB-20595), though there is no significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this decades-old flaw.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:illinois:ncsa_httpd:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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