CVE-2004-1387 describes a symlink attack vulnerability in the check_forensic script within the apache-utils package 1.3.31, affecting Apache HTTP Server. This flaw allows local users to overwrite or create arbitrary files. With a CVSS score of 2.1, it is considered low severity, requiring local access with low attack complexity, and primarily impacting integrity (I:P). There is no evidence of active exploitation, no known exploit code in Metasploit or ExploitDB, and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Despite its age, the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion, with 10 mentions, primarily on GitHub.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.3.31CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.6 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.