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CVE-2024-38479 (GCVE-0-2024-38479)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-11-14 09:52 – Updated: 2025-11-03 20:38
VLAI
Title
Apache Traffic Server: Cache key plugin is vulnerable to cache poisoning attack
Summary
Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Apache Traffic Server. This issue affects Apache Traffic Server: from 8.0.0 through 8.1.11, from 9.0.0 through 9.2.5. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 9.2.6, which fixes the issue, or 10.0.2, which does not have the issue.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-11-14 18:51 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-20 - Improper Input Validation
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Apache Software Foundation Apache Traffic Server Affected: 8.0.0 , ≤ 8.1.11 (semver)
Affected: 9.0.0 , ≤ 9.2.5 (semver)
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apache_software_foundation apache_traffic_server Affected: 8.0.0 , ≤ 8.1.11 (semver)
Affected: 9.0.0 , ≤ 9.2.5 (custom)
    cpe:2.3:a:apache_software_foundation:apache_traffic_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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