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GHSA-9FVF-9V35-97QV

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-04-04 21:30 – Updated: 2025-11-05 00:31

Details

Faulty input validation in the core of Apache allows malicious or exploitable backend/content generators to split HTTP responses.

This issue affects Apache HTTP Server: through 2.4.58.

Severity ?

7.3 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

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CVE-2023-38709 (GCVE-0-2023-38709)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-04-04 19:19 – Updated: 2025-11-04 21:08

Summary

Faulty input validation in the core of Apache allows malicious or exploitable backend/content generators to split HTTP responses. This issue affects Apache HTTP Server: through 2.4.58.

Severity ?

No CVSS data available.

CWE

HTTP response splitting

Assigner

apache

References

URL

Tags

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	https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-2024041…
	https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/pac…
	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/04/3
	https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/pac…
	https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/pac…
	https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024…
	https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214119
	http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/18

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	Apache Software Foundation	Apache HTTP Server	Affected: 0 , ≤ 2.4.58 (semver)

Credits

Orange Tsai (@orange_8361) from DEVCORE

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Sightings

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Nomenclature

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Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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CVE-2023-38709 (GCVE-0-2023-38709)

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