CVE-2024-38474

CVE Details

Release Date:

2024-07-01

Description

Substitution encoding issue in mod_rewrite in Apache HTTP Server 2.4.59 and earlier allows attacker to execute scripts in directories permitted by the configuration but not directly reachable by any URL or source disclosure of scripts meant to only to be executed as CGI. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.4.60, which fixes this issue. Some RewriteRules that capture and substitute unsafely will now fail unless rewrite flag 'UnsafeAllow3F' is specified.

See more information about CVE-2024-38474 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS Scoring

NOTE: The following CVSS v3.1 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	8.1	CVSS Vector:	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector:	Network	Attack Complexity:	High
Privileges Required:	None	User Interaction:	None
Scope:	Unchanged	Confidentiality Impact:	High
Integrity Impact:	High	Availability Impact:	High

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 8 (httpd)	ELSA-2024-4720	2024-07-23
Oracle Linux version 8 (mod_http2)	ELSA-2024-4720	2024-07-23
Oracle Linux version 8 (mod_md)	ELSA-2024-4720	2024-07-23
Oracle Linux version 9 (httpd)	ELSA-2024-4726	2024-07-23