CVE-2021-30641 | Unexpected URL matching with 'MergeSlashes OFF'

Apache HTTP Server versions 2.4.39 to 2.4.46 Unexpected matching behavior with 'MergeSlashes OFF'

Published: 2021-06-10 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2021-30641 is rated Moderate Risk (60.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 51.77%, 99th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +19.61% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-30641

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 32.16% 51.77% +19.61%
2 2026-06-07 36.36% 32.16% -4.20%
3 2026-03-26 — 36.36% —

Full EPSS history (53 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2021-30641

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.3 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 3.9 1.4 [email protected]
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2021-30641

OS Trackers for CVE-2021-30641

vendor priority summary link
alpine medium CVE-2021-30641: 1 source package rows (apache2); 10 state rows across 10 repos (3.10-main, 3.11-main, 3.12-main, 3.17-main, 3.18-main, 3.19-main, 3.20-main, 3.21-main, 3.22-main, edge-main); fixed 10, open 0. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2021-30641
debian not yet assigned CVE-2021-30641 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (apache2), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-30641
gentoo low CVE-2021-30641: 1 GLSA(s) (202107-38), 1 atom(s) (www-servers/apache); latest impact low. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2021-30641
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-30641
suse medium CVE-2021-30641 severity moderate: SUSE including 289 source package names (amazon/suse-sles-15-sp1-chost-byos-v20210304-hvm-ssd-x86_64, amazon/suse-sles-15-sp1-chost-byos-v20220127-hvm-ssd-x86_64, …), 531 product×package rows across 62 product lines (HPE Helion OpenStack 8, Image SLES15-SP3-EC2-HVM, … (62 product lines)): Fixed 300, Known Affected 231. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-30641/
ubuntu medium CVE-2021-30641 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (apache2), 9 status rows across 9 suites (bionic, focal, groovy, hirsute, impish, jammy, trusty, upstream, xenial): released 9. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-30641

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2021-30641

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apache http_server >= 2.4.39, <= 2.4.46 cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 9.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 10.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 34 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 35 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle enterprise_manager_ops_center 12.4.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:enterprise_manager_ops_center:12.4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle instantis_enterprisetrack 17.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:instantis_enterprisetrack:17.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle instantis_enterprisetrack 17.2 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:instantis_enterprisetrack:17.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle instantis_enterprisetrack 17.3 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:instantis_enterprisetrack:17.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle zfs_storage_appliance_kit 8.8 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:zfs_storage_appliance_kit:8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2021-30641

URL Tags
http://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/06/10/8 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r2b4773944d83d2799de9fbaeee7fe0f3fd72669467787e02f434cb10%40%3Cannounce.httpd.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r7f2b70b621651548f4b6f027552f1dd91705d7111bb5d15cda0a68dd%40%3Cdev.httpd.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re026d3da9d7824bd93b9f871c0fdda978d960c7e62d8c43cba8d0bf3%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E Mailing List Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/07/msg00006.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SPBR6WUYBJNACHKE65SPL7TJOHX7RHWD/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZNCYSR3BXT36FFF4XTCPL3HDQK4VP45R/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-38 Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210702-0001/ Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4937 Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html Third Party Advisory
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