Vulnerability CVE-2021-42013
Published: 2021-10-07

Description:
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.

See advisories in our WLB2 database:
Topic
Author
Date
High
Apache HTTP Server 2.4.50 Remote Code Execution
TheLastVvV.com
29.10.2021
High
Apache HTTP Server 2.4.50 Remote Code Execution Py ver
Valentin Lobstei...
24.11.2021

Type:

CWE-22

 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal'))

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
7.5/10
6.4/10
10/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Partial
Partial
Partial
Affected software
Fedoraproject -> Fedora 
Apache -> Http server 

 References:
https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r7c795cd45a3384d4d27e57618a215b0ed19cb6ca8eb070061ad5d837@%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb5b0e46f179f60b0c70204656bc52fcb558e961cb4d06a971e9e3efb@%3Cusers.httpd.apache.org%3E
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/07/6
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-apache-httpd-pathtrv-LAzg68cZ
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN51106450/index.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/08/1
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r17a4c6ce9aff662efd9459e9d1850ab4a611cb23392fc68264c72cb3@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/08/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/08/4
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/08/3
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/08/6
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/08/5
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/09/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/11/4
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RMIIEFINL6FUIOPD2A3M5XC6DH45Y3CC/
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164501/Apache-HTTP-Server-2.4.50-Path-Traversal-Code-Execution.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WS5RVHOIIRECG65ZBTZY7IEJVWQSQPG3/
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/15/3
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