subversion: mod_dontdothat does not block requests from certain clients
Published Dec 7, 2013
2.6
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 7.86%
Description
The is_this_legal function in mod_dontdothat for Apache Subversion 1.4.0 through 1.7.13 and 1.8.0 through 1.8.4 allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and possibly cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via a relative URL in a REPORT request.
Affected products
No data.
- n/a
- 1.4.0
- 1.4.1
- 1.4.2
- 1.4.3
- 1.4.4
- 1.4.5
- 1.4.6
- 1.5.0
- 1.5.1
- 1.5.2
- 1.5.3
- 1.5.4
- 1.5.5
- 1.5.6
- 1.5.7
- 1.5.8
- 1.6.0
- 1.6.1
- 1.6.2
- 1.6.3
- 1.6.4
- 1.6.5
- 1.6.6
- 1.6.7
- 1.6.8
- 1.6.9
- 1.6.10
- 1.6.11
- 1.6.12
- 1.6.13
- 1.6.14
- 1.6.15
- 1.6.16
- 1.6.17
- 1.6.18
- 1.6.19
- 1.6.20
- 1.6.21
- 1.6.23
- 1.7.0
- 1.7.1
- 1.7.2
- 1.7.3
- 1.7.4
- 1.7.5
- 1.7.6
- 1.7.7
- 1.7.8
- 1.7.9
- 1.7.10
- 1.7.11
- 1.7.12
- 1.8.1
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
subversion
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
subversion
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
subversion
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | subversion | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | subversion | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | subversion | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of Subversion in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 7.86% (0.07858) | 94.52th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 7.86% (0.07858) | 93.92th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.54% (0.01539) | 79.63th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 5.08% (0.05076) | 82.62th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.54% (0.01539) | 80.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.28% (0.00282) | 69.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.28% (0.00282) | 67.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.28% (0.00282) | 63.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.48% (0.01484) | 73.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 3, 2023 | 1.48% (0.01484) | 73.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.48% (0.01484) | 71.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.48% (0.01484) | 50.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (9)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00029.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00048.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://osvdb.org/100364 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55855 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://subversion.apache.org/security/CVE-2013-4505-advisory.txt x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4505 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1033995 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4505
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-4505
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00029.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00048.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://osvdb.org/100364 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/55855 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://subversion.apache.org/security/CVE-2013-4505-advisory.txt | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4505 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1033995 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4505 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-4505 |
Change history (0)
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