Vulnerability identifier: #VU20374

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1:

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-10098

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

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CPE

• cpe:2.3:a:apache_foundation:apache_http_server:2.4.39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links
http://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?