CVE-2024-38473 Apache HTTP Server proxy encoding problem

2024-07-0118:14:21

CWE-116

apache

www.cve.org

apache

http server

mod_proxy

encoding problem

cve-2024-38473

upgrade

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

9.2%

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.

CNA Affected

[
  {
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
    "product": "Apache HTTP Server",
    "vendor": "Apache Software Foundation",
    "versions": [
      {
        "lessThanOrEqual": "2.4.59",
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "2.4.0",
        "versionType": "semver"
      }
    ]
  }
]