CVE-2024-38473

Apache HTTP Server proxy encoding problem

Encoding problem in mod_proxy in Apache HTTP Server 2.4.59 and earlier allows request URLs with incorrect encoding to be sent to backend services, potentially bypassing authentication via crafted requests.Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.4.60, which fixes this issue.

Affected

Apache Software Foundation · Apache HTTP Server

CVSS v3.1 CNA

8.1 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

EPSS

25.88% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 98th percentile

Nuclei

high · CWE-116

Published

2024-07-01

Updated

2025-02-13

Proof-of-concept exploits (3)

• Abdurahmon3236/CVE-2024-384733★ · 2024-08-02
• mmtalsi/toolbox0★ · 2025-06-22
• mrmtwoj/apache-vulnerability-testing135★ · 2024-10-05

Nuclei templates (1)

• projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2024/CVE-2024-38473.yaml

Security advisories

• https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240712-0001

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2022-4539
• CVE-2024-24549
• CVE-2024-31211
• CVE-2024-36539
• CVE-2024-38472
• CVE-2024-39614