Organizations running Apache web servers are urged to implement the latest security update to fix a serious privilege escalation flaw (CVE-2019-0211) that can be triggered via scripts and could allow unprivileged web host users to execute code with root privileges, i.e. allow them to gain complete control of the machine. About CVE-2019-0211 Discovered by security researcher Charles Fol and dubbed Carpe Diem, the vulnerability affects only Apache HTTP Server on Unix systems. “In Apache HTTP … Continue reading Patched Apache flaw is a serious threat for web hosting providers