VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-12171

CVSS score6.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability8.08%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2018-07-26
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Description

A regression was found in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.9 version of httpd 2.2.15-60, causing comments in the "Allow" and "Deny" configuration lines to be parsed incorrectly. A web administrator could unintentionally allow any client to access a restricted HTTP resource.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
  • CWE-284: Improper Access Control

Primary references