Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in Apache HTTP Server - CVE-2024-40898
Published: July 17, 2024 / Updated: November 15, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU94503
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-40898
CWE-ID: CWE-918
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vendor: Apache Foundation
Affected software:
Apache HTTP Server
Apache HTTP Server
Detailed vulnerability description
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform SSRF attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in Apache HTTP Server on Windows with mod_rewrite in server/vhost context. A remote attacker can force the web server to leak NTML hashes to a malicious server via SSRF and malicious requests.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-40898
Install updates from vendor's website.