CVE-2013-0966

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.4 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2013-03-15 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The Apple mod_hfs_apple module for the Apache HTTP Server in Apple Mac OS X before 10.8.3 does not properly handle ignorable Unicode characters, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended directory authentication requirements via a crafted pathname in a URI.

Affected products

macOS: 10.6.8, 10.7.0, 10.7.1, 10.7.2, 10.7.3, 10.7.4 (+4)
Apple Mac Os X Server: 10.6.8, 10.7.0, 10.7.1, 10.7.2, 10.7.3, 10.7.4 (+1)

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Mar/msg00002.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Mar/msg00002.html

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