CVE-2021-42013
Apache HTTP Server: Path Traversal
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- CVSS 9.8 Critical
- CISA KEV, due
- VulnCheck KEV
- ENISA exploited-vulnerability catalog
What it is
ReportedApache HTTP Server contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows an attacker to perform remote code execution if files outside directories configured by Alias-like directives are not under default require all denied or if CGI scripts are enabled. This CVE ID resolves an incomplete patch for CVE-2021-41773.
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What is affected
ReportedApache; HTTP Server. Product-level identification only; no affected-version conclusion is available from this field.
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Urgency and basis
Tracker computedAct now
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Exploitation evidence
ReportedActive exploitation · CISA KEV · VulnCheck KEV · ENISA exploited-vulnerability catalog
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What to do
ReportedApply updates per vendor instructions.
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Detection and validation
Mapped metadata availability only. These signals do not change priority.
Sigma
Potential QBot Activity. Level: critical. Status: stable.
Open Sigma metadataAtomic
Abuse Nslookup with DNS Records. Executor: powershell. Elevation: not reported.
Open Atomic metadataNuclei
Apache 2.4.49/2.4.50 - Path Traversal and Remote Code Execution. Check identifier: CVE-2021-42013.
Open Nuclei metadata
Evidence detail
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