CVE-2024-38473

Apache HTTP Server proxy encoding problem

State: Published
Severity: 8.1 High
Published: Jul 1, 2024
Updated: Feb 13, 2025
Reserved: Jun 17, 2024

Description

Encoding problem in mod_proxy in Apache HTTP Server 2.4.59 and earlier allows request URLs with incorrect encoding to be sent to backend services, potentially bypassing authentication via crafted requests. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.4.60, which fixes this issue.

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
3.1	8.1 High	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H	CISA-ADP

Weaknesses

CWE-116 Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output

Affected Products

Product	Versions
Apache HTTP ServerApache Software Foundation	2.4.0 through 2.4.59Affected

References

https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.htmlvendor-advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240712-0001/
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/01/6

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