How does this RewriteRule allow certain to access a file in a protected folder?

AlanP

5/12/23, 11:45 AM

I'm trying to understand how this RewriteRule code works:

RewriteRule private/([a-zA-Z0-9]+)$ index.php?bua_v2_pf=$1 [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -s
RewriteRule content/images/protected(\/[A-Za-z0-9_@.\/&+-]+)+\.([A-Za-z0-9_@.\/&+-]+)$ index.php?bua_v2_pf=$1&direct_access=true&file_type=$2 [QSA,L]

It blocks access to the protected directory but allows certain users to access the files. Does anyone have an explanation?

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Gerald Schneider

5/12/23, 12:09 PM

Well, it doesn't. At least not by itself. There must be more related to it in the rest of the configuration. Or the logic is inside the index.php.

AlanP

5/12/23, 12:47 PM

I understand. Then it may be passing a query string to the file.

Gerard H. Pille

5/12/23, 12:49 PM

It IS passing a query string to index.php, more precisely bua_v2_pf=$1, where $1 is a string of letters and digits following "private/".

AlanP

5/12/23, 1:51 PM

Thank you Gerard.

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EN: How does this RewriteRule allow certain to access a file in a protected folder?

TH: RewriteRule นี้อนุญาตให้บางคนเข้าถึงไฟล์ในโฟลเดอร์ที่ได้รับการป้องกันได้อย่างไร

RO: Cum permite această regulă de rescriere să acceseze un fișier dintr-un folder protejat?

RU: Как это RewriteRule разрешает доступ к файлу в защищенной папке?

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