CVE-2024-40725

Apache HTTP Server: source code disclosure with handlers configured via AddType

At a glance

Severity: MEDIUM 5.3
EPSS: EPSS 4.42 % · percentile 91 (2026-10-27)
State: PUBLISHED
Published: 2024-07-18
Updated: 2025-03-14
Assigner: apache
NVD status: Modified

Description

A partial fix for CVE-2024-39884 in the core of Apache HTTP Server 2.4.61 ignores some use of the legacy content-type based configuration of handlers. "AddType" and similar configuration, under some circumstances where files are requested indirectly, result in source code disclosure of local content. For example, PHP scripts may be served instead of interpreted. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.4.62, which fixes this issue.

Scores

Version	Score	Vector	Scored by
CVSS 3.1	MEDIUM 5.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N	CISA-ADP
CVSS 3.1	MEDIUM 5.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N	NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
CVSS 3.1	MEDIUM 5.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N	NVD · 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary)

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-668

European references

ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2024-38590
GCVE · GCVE-0-2024-40725

CERT-FR advisories

CERTFR-2025-AVI-0304 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Juniper Networks · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
CERTFR-2024-AVI-0750 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
CERTFR-2024-AVI-0676 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans Tenable Security Center · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
CERTFR-2024-AVI-0603 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans Apache HTTP Server · cert.ssi.gouv.fr

Affected configurations (NVD CPE)

cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.4.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.4.61:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Affected products

Product	Versions
Apache Software Foundation · Apache HTTP Server	affected 2.4.60 ≤ 2.4.61

References

Sources

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