Security restrictions bypass in Apache HTTP Server - CVE-2017-15715
Published: March 27, 2018 / Updated: July 14, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU11284
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-15715
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Apache Foundation
Affected software:
Apache HTTP Server
Apache HTTP Server
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.
The weakness exists on systems that allow uploading of user-specified filenames due to the '<FilesMatch>' expression may not correctly match characters in a filename. A remote attacker can supply a specially crafted filename to potentially bypass security controls that use the '<FilesMatch>' directive.
The weakness exists on systems that allow uploading of user-specified filenames due to the '<FilesMatch>' expression may not correctly match characters in a filename. A remote attacker can supply a specially crafted filename to potentially bypass security controls that use the '<FilesMatch>' directive.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-15715
Update to version 2.4.32.