Vulnerability identifier: #VU20374
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1:
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: Yes
Vulnerable software:
Apache HTTP Server
Server applications /
Web servers
Vendor: Apache Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass certain security restrictions.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect handling of encoded line break characters within rewrite rules. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and potentially bypass security restrictions.
Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
Apache HTTP Server: 2.4.0 - 2.4.39
CPE
External links
http://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?