CVE-2001-1072

medium Apache
CVSS v3 Base Score
5.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
EPSS Score
0.9%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 24% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
P
Published: August 31, 2001 (9022 days ago)
Last Modified: April 16, 2026
Vendor: Apache
Source: NVD

Description

Apache with mod_rewrite enabled on most UNIX systems allows remote attackers to bypass RewriteRules by inserting extra / (slash) characters into the requested path, which causes the regular expression in the RewriteRule to fail.

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

apache http server

References

🔗 www.apacheweek.com 🔗 www.securityfocus.com 🔗 www.securityfocus.com 🔗 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com 🔗 www.apacheweek.com