Internet Bug Bounty: moderate: Apache HTTP Server: mod_rewrite proxy handler substitution (CVE-2024-39573) CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

I reported this vulnerability through the official Apache HTTP Server security email on April 1, 2024, and received a fix along with a CVE number on July 1, 2024. You can check detailed information from there:
> https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html

Impact

Potential SSRF in mod_rewrite in Apache HTTP Server 2.4.59 and earlier allows an attacker to cause unsafe RewriteRules to unexpectedly setup URL’s to be handled by mod_proxy.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.4.60, which fixes this issue.