CVE-2021-42013

Related Vulnerabilities: CVE-2021-42013  

It was found that the fix for CVE-2021-41773 in Apache HTTP Server 2.4.50 was insufficient. An attacker could use a path traversal attack to map URLs to files outside the directories configured by Alias-like directives. If files outside of these directories are not protected by the usual default configuration "require all denied", these requests can succeed. If CGI scripts are also enabled for these aliased pathes, this could allow for remote code execution. This issue only affects Apache 2.4.49 and Apache 2.4.50 and not earlier versions.

Description

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

It was found that the fix for CVE-2021-41773 in Apache HTTP Server 2.4.50 was insufficient. An attacker could use a path traversal attack to map URLs to files outside the directories configured by Alias-like directives. If files outside of these directories are not protected by the usual default configuration "require all denied", these requests can succeed. If CGI scripts are also enabled for these aliased pathes, this could allow for remote code execution. This issue only affects Apache 2.4.49 and Apache 2.4.50 and not earlier versions.

Additional Information

  • Bugzilla 2011900: CVE-2021-42013 httpd: path traversal and remote code execution (incomplete fix of CVE-2021-41773)
  • CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
  • FAQ: Frequently asked questions about CVE-2021-42013