CVE-2001-0042 describes a directory traversal vulnerability in PHP 3.x running on Apache 1.3.6. This flaw allows remote, unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files on the server by manipulating file paths with encoded backslash sequences (%5c) in a dot-dot attack. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, resulting in partial confidentiality impact. While not listed in CISA KEV, an ExploitDB entry (EDB-20466) exists, and the CVE has garnered significant community discussion with 10 mentions, suggesting awareness and potential for exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.