27913 : Apache HTTP Server on Windows mod_alias URL Validation Canonicalization CGI Source Disclosure
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Last Modified
about 1 year ago

Percent Complete
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Disclosure
Aug 09, 2006

Discovery
Aug 08, 2006

Dates

Exploit
Aug 09, 2006

Solution
Unknown

Keywords

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Description

 Apache contains a flaw that may lead to an unauthorized information disclosure. The issue is triggered when an attacker requests a CGI script with a specially crafted URL, which will disclose the source code of the CGI script resulting in a loss of confidentiality.

Classification

 Location: Remote/Network Access Required
Attack Type: Information Disclosure, Misconfiguration
Impact: Loss of Confidentiality
Exploit: Exploit Available
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified
OSVDB: Web Related

Technical

 This issue can only be exploited on Windows operating systems.

Solution

 Currently, there are no known upgrades or patches to correct this issue. It is possible to correct the flaw by implementing the following workaround(s): Edit the configuration in 'httpd.conf' to ensure that the directory referenced by 'ScriptAlias' lies outside the directory referenced by 'DocumentRoot'.

Products
Apache Software Foundation
Watch-list
Apache
Watch-list
 2.0.x
2.2.0
2.2.1
2.2.2
2.2.3

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