CVE-2024-38473
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2024-07-01 18:14
Modified
2025-02-13 17:53
Severity ?
EPSS score ?
80.44% (0.99079)
Summary
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.
References
security@apache.orghttps://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html
security@apache.orghttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240712-0001/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/01/6
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240712-0001/
Impacted products
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Apache Software Foundation Apache HTTP Server Version: 2.4.0   ≤ 2.4.59
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