Re: .htaccess, CVE-2000-0234 and Zend

The link is basically saying don't use the .htaccess file at all. I
haven't done this on the zend server on my i, but I have on some other
pages just running apache on linux.
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/17140605/apache-htaccess-rewrite-can
-i-move-this-into-httpd-conf

Kevin Bucknum
Senior Programmer Analyst
MEDDATA/MEDTRON
Tel: 985-893-2550

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From: WEB400 [mailto:web400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Rob
Berendt
Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2018 7:47 AM
To: WEB400@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [WEB400] .htaccess, CVE-2000-0234 and Zend

We recently installed Zend on a system. Since then we are getting

dinged on

a Qualys security scan.
THREAT:
.htaccess contains authentication information.
IMPACT:
Unauthorized users can gather authentication information from this

file.

SOLUTION:
Change the Apache configuration so the .htaccess file cannot be

accessed via

the Internet.
EXPLOITABILITY:
The Exploit-DB
Reference: CVE-2000-0234
Description: Cobalt RaQ 2.0/3.0 - Apache .htaccess Disclosure - The

Exploit-DB

Ref : 19828
Link: http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19828
RESULTS:
GET /.htaccess HTTP/1.1
Host: 10.10.6.129:10081
Connection: Keep-Alive

I see .htaccess in two directories:
/usr/local/zendphp7/5250/Emulator/html
usr/local/zendphp7/gui/public

How does one: "Change the Apache configuration so the .htaccess file
cannot be accessed via the Internet."?

I tried googling that but all I found were descriptions of the

benefits and risks

of using .htaccess file.
The first google hit should have been the "end all, be all" as it was

a qualys

hit:
https://community.qualys.com/thread/17767-how-to-configure-apache-so-

that-the-htaccess-file-cannot-be-accessed-via-the-internet#comment-38864

However I could not find the answer in the link offered. Then again,

it may

have shot right over my head since I'm not even up to the beginner

level in

apache configuration.

Rob Berendt
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