Possible NULL dereference or SSRF in forward proxy configurations in Apache HTTP Server 2.4.51 and earlier (Apache Software Foundation Apache HTTP Server)

CVE-2021-44224
HIGH 8.2

At a glance

Source
NVD
EPSS
EPSS 82.30 % · percentile 100 ()
State
PUBLISHED
Published
Updated
Assigner
apache
NVD status
Modified

Description

A crafted URI sent to httpd configured as a forward proxy (ProxyRequests on) can cause a crash (NULL pointer dereference) or, for configurations mixing forward and reverse proxy declarations, can allow for requests to be directed to a declared Unix Domain Socket endpoint (Server Side Request Forgery). This issue affects Apache HTTP Server 2.4.7 up to 2.4.51 (included).

Weaknesses (CWE)

  • CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

References

Scores

VersionScoreVectorScored by
CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:HNVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.4AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:PNVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

European references

CERT-FR advisories

Affected configurations (NVD CPE)

Affected products

ProductVersions
Apache Software Foundation · Apache HTTP Serveraffected 2.4.7 < Apache HTTP Server 2.4*

Sources

SourceLicence
CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5)CVE Program Terms of Use
EPSS (FIRST.org)FIRST — attribution requested
ENISA EUVDENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged
CERT-FR (ANSSI)Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0
NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feedsPublic domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD