CVE-2021-41773
Path traversal and file disclosure vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server 2.4.49
- Published
- Oct 5, 2021
- Updated
- Oct 21, 2025
- Assigning CNA
- apache
- Evidence observed
- Oct 6, 2021
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HHigh · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 100.0%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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CISA Known Exploited
This CVE appears in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
Summary
A flaw was found in a change made to path normalization in Apache HTTP Server 2.4.49. 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 is known to be exploited in the wild. This issue only affects Apache 2.4.49 and not earlier versions. The fix in Apache HTTP Server 2.4.50 was found to be incomplete, see CVE-2021-42013.
Sources
166POC & Lab For CVE-2021-41773
- Apache-CVEsExploit
Exploit created in python3 to exploit known vulnerabilities in Apache web server (CVE-2021-41773, CVE-2021-42013)
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