Vulnerability · CVE-2001-0131
htpasswd and htdigest in Apache 2.0a9, 1.3.14, and others allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
Published Mar 12, 2001 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · http server
Last checked Nov 6, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2001-0131. EPSS is 2.31%. Act only if a listed version of http server is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
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- Severity
- Low3.3
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 2.31%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- cpe apache/http server · cpe debian/debian linux
htpasswd and htdigest in Apache 2.0a9, 1.3.14, and others allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
Are you affected?
Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.
The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.
- cpe apache/http server1.3.14
- cpe apache/http server2.0
- cpe debian/debian linux2.2
How to fix CVE-2001-0131
No stored fix
No vendor fix text is stored. Use the linked advisory before you change production.
Version check
Seen in 1.3.14 · 2 other packages on the advisory
Advisory
Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2001-0131. EPSS is 2.31%. Act only if a listed version of http server is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with apache/http server 1.3.14; apache/http server 2.0; debian/debian linux 2.2. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-59: Link Following. EPSS 2.31%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Technology hubs
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Mar 12, 2001 · Monitored products — critical
Detected
htpasswd and htdigest in Apache 2.0a9, 1.3.14, and others allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
Jun 16, 2026 · Monitored products — critical
Updated
htpasswd and htdigest in Apache 2.0a9, 1.3.14, and others allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2001-0131
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - Monitored products — criticalVendor advisoryCVE-2001-0131
htpasswd and htdigest in Apache 2.0a9, 1.3.14, and others allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Nov 6, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.
- CVE.orgNov 4, 2026
- Monitored products — criticalNov 3, 2026