CVE-2024-38473

NameCVE-2024-38473
DescriptionEncoding 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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
apache2 (PTS)bullseye (security), bullseye2.4.59-1~deb11u1vulnerable
bookworm, bookworm (security)2.4.59-1~deb12u1vulnerable
sid, trixie2.4.61-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
apache2source(unstable)2.4.60-1

Notes

https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html#CVE-2024-38473
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