ID:10460 - Exploit for Input validation error in Apache HTTP Server - CVE-2024-38473

 
Main Vulnerability Database Exploits ID:10460 - Exploit for Input validation error in Apache HTTP Server - CVE-2024-38473

ID:10460 - Exploit for Input validation error in Apache HTTP Server - CVE-2024-38473

Published: August 30, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU93540
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-38473
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Vulnerable software:
Apache HTTP Server

Link to public exploit:


Vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input when handling incorrect encoding in mod_proxy. A remote attacker can force the web server to pass request URLs with incorrect encoding to backend services.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.