Code Execution or Source Code Disclosure Vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server's mod_rewrite

CVE-2024-38475
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Key Information

Vendor
Apache
Status
Apache Http Server
Vendor
CVE Published:
1 July 2024

Summary

Improper escaping of output in mod_rewrite in Apache HTTP Server 2.4.59 and earlier allows an attacker to map URLs to filesystem locations that are permitted to be served by the server but are not intentionally/directly reachable by any URL, resulting in code execution or source code disclosure. Substitutions in server context that use a backreferences or variables as the first segment of the substitution are affected.  Some unsafe RewiteRules will be broken by this change and the rewrite flag "UnsafePrefixStat" can be used to opt back in once ensuring the substitution is appropriately constrained.

Affected Version(s)

Apache HTTP Server <= 2.4.59

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published.

  • Vulnerability Reserved.

  • reported

Collectors

NVD DatabaseMitre Database

Credit

Orange Tsai (@orange_8361) from DEVCORE
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