Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-43204

high Nessus Plugin ID 248833

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Synopsis

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be patched.

Description

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

- SSRF in Apache HTTP Server with mod_proxy loaded allows an attacker to send outbound proxy requests to a URL controlled by the attacker. Requires an unlikely configuration where mod_headers is configured to modify the Content-Type request or response header with a value provided in the HTTP request. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.4.64 which fixes this issue. (CVE-2024-43204)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

Solution

There is no known solution at this time.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 248833

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2024_43204.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 8/12/2025

Updated: 9/10/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Temporal Score: 4.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-43204

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mod_proxy_html, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:httpd-manual, cpe:/o:centos:centos:8, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:httpd-tools, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:httpd, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mod_session, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:httpd-manual, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:httpd-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:httpd-filesystem, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mod_http2, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mod_session, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:httpd, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:httpd-tools, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mod_ssl, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:apache2, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mod_ldap, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mod_lua, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:httpd-core, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mod_lua, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mod_ssl, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:httpd-core, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:httpd-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mod_md, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mod_md, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mod_http2, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:httpd-filesystem, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mod_ldap, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mod_proxy_html

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, global_settings/vendor_unpatched, Host/OS/identifier

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/8/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-43204

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