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.htaccess files bypassable by symbolic links

           Summary: .htaccess files bypassable by symbolic links
           Product: Apache httpd-2.0
           Version: 2.0.40
          Platform: PC
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: NEW
          Severity: Major
          Priority: Other
         Component: mod_auth
        AssignedTo: [email protected]
        ReportedBy: [EMAIL PROTECTED]


Hi,
I've found that apache will ignore .htaccess files (or the equivalent 
<directory> directives) if the directory is by passed by a symbolic link.

For example, if I have a virtual host at 
   /www/bentest.co.uk, 
a .htacces file for password authentication at 
   /www/bentest.co.uk/test/.htaccess 
and another directory at 
   /www/bentest.co.uk/test/info

then symbolically link that directory 'info' to /www/bentest.co.uk/mylink, the .
htaccess file in the middle directory ('test') has been bypassed.  

This seems to be the case for all <directory> directives.  Version 1.3.x 
manages 
it ok which is why I think it's a bug rather than designed that way.

Thanks,

Ben
Sigmer Technologies Ltd

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