Vulnerability identifier: #VU11284

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 6.4 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-15715

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Apache HTTP Server
Server applications / Web servers

Vendor: Apache Foundation

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.

Mitigation
Update to version 2.4.32.

Vulnerable software versions

Apache HTTP Server: 2.4.1 - 2.4.29

---

External links
http://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html#CVE-2017-15715

---

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.