Vulnerability from bitnami_vulndb
Published
2026-05-05 08:38
Modified
2026-05-05 09:14
Summary
Apache HTTP Server: mod_rewrite elevation of privileges via ap_expr
Details

An escalation of privilege bug in various modules in Apache HTTP 2.4.66 and earlier allows local .htaccess authors to read files with the privileges of the httpd user.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.4.67, which fixes this issue.


{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Bitnami",
        "name": "apache",
        "purl": "pkg:bitnami/apache"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "2.4.67"
            }
          ],
          "type": "SEMVER"
        }
      ],
      "severity": [
        {
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
          "type": "CVSS_V3"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-24072"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cpes": [
      "cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
    ],
    "severity": "High"
  },
  "details": "An escalation of privilege bug in various modules in Apache HTTP 2.4.66 and earlier allows local .htaccess authors to read files with the privileges of the httpd user.\n\nUsers are recommended to upgrade to version 2.4.67, which fixes this issue.",
  "id": "BIT-apache-2026-24072",
  "modified": "2026-05-05T09:14:00.532Z",
  "published": "2026-05-05T08:38:59.092Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/04/18"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-24072"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.6.2",
  "summary": "Apache HTTP Server: mod_rewrite elevation of privileges via ap_expr"
}


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