CVE-2024-38473 Apache HTTP Server proxy encoding problem

2024-07-0118:14:21

CWE-116

apache

github.com

apache http server

mod_proxy

encoding problem

authentication bypass

upgrade

cve-2024-38473

AI Score

6.8

Confidence

Low

SSVC

Exploitation

none

Automatable

Technical Impact

total

JSON

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.

ADP Affected

[
  {
    "cpes": [
      "cpe:2.3:a:apache_software_foundation:apache_http_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
    ],
    "vendor": "apache_software_foundation",
    "product": "apache_http_server",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "2.4.0",
        "versionType": "semver",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "2.4.59"
      }
    ],
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected"
  }
]