CVE-2002-0661

Apache 2.0 - Encoded Backslash Directory Traversal

Severity Score

7.5

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Directory traversal vulnerability in Apache 2.0 through 2.0.39 on Windows, OS2, and Netware allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files and execute commands via .. (dot dot) sequences containing \ (backslash) characters.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2002-07-02 CVE Reserved
2002-08-09 First Exploit
2002-08-10 CVE Published
2024-08-08 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CAPEC

References (18)

URL	Tag	Source
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102892744011436&w=2	Mailing List
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102951160411052&w=2	Mailing List
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9808.php	Vdb Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5434	Vdb Entry
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/54a42d4b01968df1117cea77fc53d6beb931c0e05936ad02af93e9ac%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E	Mailing List
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5df9bfb86a3b054bb985a45ff9250b0332c9ecc181eec232489e7f79%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E	Mailing List
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r0276683d8e1e07153fc8642618830ac0ade85b9ae0dc7b07f63bb8fc%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E	Mailing List
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r2cb985de917e7da0848c440535f65a247754db8b2154a10089e4247b%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E	Mailing List
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5001ecf3d6b2bdd0b732e527654248abb264f08390045d30709a92f6%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E	Mailing List
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5f9c22f9c28adbd9f00556059edc7b03a5d5bb71d4bb80257c0d34e4%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E	Mailing List
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8828e649175df56f1f9e3919938ac7826128525426e2748f0ab62feb%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E	Mailing List
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9e8622254184645bc963a1d47c5d47f6d5a36d6f080d8d2c43b2b142%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E	Mailing List
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9f93cf6dde308d42a9c807784e8102600d0397f5f834890708bf6920%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E	Mailing List
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb9c9f42dafa25d2f669dac2a536a03f2575bc5ec1be6f480618aee10%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E	Mailing List
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd00b45b93fda4a5bd013b28587207d0e00f99f6e3308dbb6025f3b01%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E	Mailing List
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf6449464fd8b7437704c55f88361b66f12d5b5f90bcce66af4be4ba9%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E	Mailing List

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21697	2002-08-09

URL	Date	SRC
http://httpd.apache.org/info/security_bulletin_20020908a.txt	2023-11-07

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Http Server Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server"				2.0 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server" and version "2.0"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Http Server Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server"				2.0.28 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server" and version "2.0.28"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Http Server Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server"				2.0.28 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server" and version "2.0.28"		beta		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Http Server Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server"				2.0.28 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server" and version "2.0.28"		beta, win32		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Http Server Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server"				2.0.32 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server" and version "2.0.32"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Http Server Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server"				2.0.32 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server" and version "2.0.32"		beta, win32		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Http Server Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server"				2.0.34 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server" and version "2.0.34"		beta, win32		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Http Server Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server"				2.0.35 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server" and version "2.0.35"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Http Server Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server"				2.0.36 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server" and version "2.0.36"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Http Server Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server"				2.0.37 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server" and version "2.0.37"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Http Server Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server"				2.0.38 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server" and version "2.0.38"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Http Server Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server"				2.0.39 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server" and version "2.0.39"		-		Affected