mod_proxy X-Forwarded-For dropped by hop-by-hop mechanism
CVE-2022-31813

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor

Apache

Vendor
CVE Published:
9 June 2022

Badges

๐Ÿ‘พ Exploit Exists๐ŸŸก Public PoC

What is CVE-2022-31813?

Apache HTTP Server 2.4.53 and earlier may not send the X-Forwarded-* headers to the origin server based on client side Connection header hop-by-hop mechanism. This may be used to bypass IP based authentication on the origin server/application.

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Affected Version(s)

Apache HTTP Server Apache HTTP Server 2.4 <= 2.4.53

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

References

CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.8
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • ๐ŸŸก

    Public PoC available

  • ๐Ÿ‘พ

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

The Apache HTTP Server project would like to thank Gaetan Ferry (Synacktiv) for reporting this issue
.