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CVE-2024-39573 (GCVE-0-2024-39573)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-07-01 18:16 – Updated: 2025-11-03 21:56
VLAI
Title
Apache HTTP Server: mod_rewrite proxy handler substitution
Summary
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.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-07-01 20:41 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-20 - Improper Input Validation
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Apache Software Foundation Apache HTTP Server Affected: 2.4.0 , ≤ 2.4.59 (semver)
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apache http_server Affected: 2.4.0 , ≤ 2.4.59 (custom)
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Credits
Orange Tsai (@orange_8361) from DEVCORE
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