CVE-2004-0173

Directory traversal vulnerability in Apache 1.3.29 and earlier, and Apache 2.0.48 and earlier,...

5.0 MediumPublic exploit

Directory traversal vulnerability in Apache 1.3.29 and earlier, and Apache 2.0.48 and earlier, when running on Cygwin, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a URL containing "..%5C" (dot dot encoded backslash) sequences.

Exploit likelihood

15.8%Down 0.7 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

Record: CVE-2004-0173
CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2004-0173
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2004-0173 No score

Record: EUVD-2004-0173
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p97v-fpq8-vh9w No score

Directory traversal vulnerability in Apache 1.3.29 and earlier, and Apache 2.0.48 and earlier,...

Record: GHSA-p97v-fpq8-vh9w
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

apache http server

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Apache Cygwin 1.3.x/2.0.x - Directory Traversal	2004-02-24

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2004-0173 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Apache Http Server, published April 15, 2004. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 15.8%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.