CVE-2004-2343 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server 2.0.47 and earlier. A local user could bypass .htaccess file restrictions, such as "Deny From All," by leveraging the ErrorDocument directive. The CVSS score of 7.2 (High) indicates a significant risk, with local access (AV:L), low attack complexity (AC:L), and complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts (C:C/I:C/A:C). Despite the vendor disputing the issue's severity due to the nature of local access, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage for this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.0.47CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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