CVE-2017-3167
httpd: ap_get_basic_auth_pw() authentication bypass
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.0
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Published · June 20, 2017
Updated · September 21, 2026
Description
It was discovered that the use of httpd's ap_get_basic_auth_pw() API function outside of the authentication phase could lead to authentication bypass. A remote attacker could possibly use this flaw to bypass required authentication if the API was used incorrectly by one of the modules used by httpd.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.0 · 7.4CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CWE-287 · Improper Authentication