View Shtml Patched =link= -

Ensure ssi on; is not set without ssi_types restrictions and never allow exec in SSI.

When the security community widely disclosed the "view shtml" vulnerability (circa 2001–2004), patches were released for vulnerable web servers and CMS platforms. The state refers to the implementation of several critical fixes. view shtml patched

SHTML is a file extension for HTML pages that contain SSI directives. These directives are processed by the web server (like Apache or Nginx) to perform tasks such as: Ensure ssi on; is not set without ssi_types

In 2019, a large Midwest university discovered that their legacy alumni portal—running an unpatched version of Apache 1.3 from 2002—still had the view.shtml endpoint active. A penetration tester found that by sending: SHTML is a file extension for HTML pages

nikto -h https://example.com -C all | grep "view.shtml"

This allows SSI (for includes) but disables the dangerous #exec cmd and #exec cgi commands.