CVE-2024-38473

Apache HTTP Server proxy encoding problem

HIGH 8.1

At a glance

Source
NVD
EPSS
EPSS 25.88 % · percentile 98 ()
State
PUBLISHED
Published
Updated
Assigner
apache
NVD status
Analyzed

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.

Weaknesses (CWE)

  • CWE-116 — Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output

References

Scores

VersionScoreVectorScored by
CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:HCISA-ADP
CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:HNVD · 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary)

European references

CERT-FR advisories

Affected configurations (NVD CPE)

Affected products

ProductVersions
Apache Software Foundation · Apache HTTP Serveraffected 2.4.0 ≤ 2.4.59

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