SB2024121602 - IBM Power Hardware Management Console (HMC) update for Apache HTTP Server

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SB2024121602 - IBM Power Hardware Management Console (HMC) update for Apache HTTP Server

Published: December 16, 2024 Updated: May 1, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2024121602
CSH Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

Critical 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-38475)

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Red


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in mod_rewrite when first segment of substitution matches filesystem path. A remote attacker can map URLs to filesystem locations that are permitted to be served by the server but are not intentionally/directly reachable by any URL and view contents of files or execute arbitrary code.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References