CVE-2017-15715
HIGH · CVSS 8.1EPSS 85.5%EU EUVD
In Apache httpd 2.4.0 to 2.4.29, the expression specified in <FilesMatch> could match '$' to a newline character in a malicious filename, rather than matching only the end of the filename. This could be exploited in environments where uploads of some files are are externally blocked, but only by matching the trailing portion of the filename.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 8.1 (v3.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-20
- EPSS score
- 85.5% (100th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2017-7142)
- Published
- March 26, 2018
- NVD last modified
- June 17, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2017-7142 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 17, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- apache / http server
- canonical / ubuntu linux
- canonical / ubuntu linux
- canonical / ubuntu linux
- canonical / ubuntu linux
- debian / debian linux
- debian / debian linux
- netapp / clustered data ontap
- netapp / santricity cloud connector
- netapp / storage automation store
- netapp / storagegrid
- redhat / enterprise linux
- redhat / enterprise linux
- redhat / enterprise linux
- redhat / enterprise linux
- redhat / enterprise linux
Certified products that may be affected
8 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 NSS Cryptographic Module - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 4498 - historical
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Kernel Crypto API Cryptographic Module - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 3939 - historical
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 OpenSSH Server Cryptographic Module - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 3891 - historical
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 OpenSSH Client Cryptographic Module - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 3892 - historical
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 OpenSSL Cryptographic Module - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 3867 - historical
See all 8 in the Security Certifications Explorer.
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/03/24/6(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103525(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040570(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3558(Third Party Advisory)
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0366(Third Party Advisory)
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0367(Third Party Advisory)
- https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html(Vendor Advisory)
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/56c2e7cc9deb1c12a843d0dc251ea7fd3e7e80293cde02fcd65286ba%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/84a3714f0878781f6ed84473d1a503d2cc382277e100450209231830%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r04e89e873d54116a0635ef2f7061c15acc5ed27ef7500997beb65d6f%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r06f0d87ebb6d59ed8379633f36f72f5b1f79cadfda72ede0830b42cf%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r6521a7f62276340eabdb3339b2aa9a38c5f59d978497a1f794af53be%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r76142b8c5119df2178be7c2dba88fde552eedeec37ea993dfce68d1d%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9f93cf6dde308d42a9c807784e8102600d0397f5f834890708bf6920%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc998b18880df98bafaade071346690c2bc1444adaa1a1ea464b93f0a%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd18c3c43602e66f9cdcf09f1de233804975b9572b0456cc582390b6f%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd336919f655b7ff309385e34a143e41c503e133da80414485b3abcc9%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re1e3a24664d35bcd0a0e793e0b5fc6ca6c107f99a1b2c545c5d4b467%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re3d27b6250aa8548b8845d314bb8a350b3df326cacbbfdfe4d455234%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf6449464fd8b7437704c55f88361b66f12d5b5f90bcce66af4be4ba9%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://security.elarlang.eu/cve-2017-15715-apache-http-server-filesmatch-bypass-with-a-trailing-newline-at-the-end-of-the-file-name.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180601-0004/(Third Party Advisory)
- https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbux03909en_us(Third Party Advisory)
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3627-1/(Third Party Advisory)
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3627-2/(Third Party Advisory)
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4164(Third Party Advisory)
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2019-09
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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