Apache HTTP Server 2.4.7 - 2.4.65 Authentication Bypass Vulnerability - Linux
🗓️ 04 Dec 2025 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2025 Greenbone AGType
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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
CPE = "cpe:/a:apache:http_server";
if (description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.125567");
script_version("2025-12-05T05:44:55+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-12-05 05:44:55 +0000 (Fri, 05 Dec 2025)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2025-12-04 14:00:00 +0000 (Thu, 04 Dec 2025)");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"5.8");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N");
script_cve_id("CVE-2025-66200");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_banner_unreliable");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
script_name("Apache HTTP Server 2.4.7 - 2.4.65 Authentication Bypass Vulnerability - Linux");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2025 Greenbone AG");
script_family("Web Servers");
script_dependencies("gb_apache_http_server_consolidation.nasl", "os_detection.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("apache/http_server/detected", "Host/runs_unixoide");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Apache HTTP Server is prone to an authentication bypass
vulnerability.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"mod_userdir+suexec bypass via AllowOverride FileInfo
vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server. Users with access to use the RequestHeader directive in
htaccess can cause some CGI scripts to run under an unexpected userid.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Apache HTTP Server version 2.4.7 through 2.4.65.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Update to version 2.4.66 or later.");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html#2.4.66");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/12/04/8");
exit(0);
}
include("host_details.inc");
include("version_func.inc");
if (isnull(port = get_app_port(cpe: CPE)))
exit(0);
if (!infos = get_app_version_and_location(cpe: CPE, port: port, exit_no_version: TRUE,
version_regex: "^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+"))
exit(0);
version = infos["version"];
location = infos["location"];
if (version_in_range(version: version, test_version: "2.4.7", test_version2: "2.4.65")) {
report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "2.4.66", install_path: location);
security_message(port: port, data: report);
exit(0);
}
exit(99);
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05 Dec 2025 00:00Current
7High risk
Vulners AI Score7
CVSS 3.15.4
EPSS0.00636
SSVC