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Apache 2.4.x < 2.4.59 Multiple Vulnerabilities

critical Web App Scanning Plugin ID 114249

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Synopsis

Apache 2.4.x < 2.4.59 Multiple Vulnerabilities

Description

According to its banner, the version of Apache running on the remote host is 2.4.x prior to 2.4.59. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities:

 - Faulty input validation in the core of Apache allows malicious or exploitable backend/content generators to split HTTP responses. (CVE-2023-38709)

 - HTTP Response splitting in multiple modules in Apache HTTP Server allows an attacker that can inject malicious response headers into backend applications to cause an HTTP desynchronization attack. (CVE-2024-24795)

 - HTTP/2 incoming headers exceeding the limit are temporarily buffered in nghttp2 in order to generate an informative HTTP 413 response. If a client does not stop sending headers, this leads to memory exhaustion. (CVE-2024-27316)

Note that the scanner has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to Apache version 2.4.59 or later.

See Also

https://archive.apache.org/dist/httpd/CHANGES_2.4.59

https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html#2.4.59

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 114249

Type: remote

Published: 4/9/2024

Updated: 4/9/2024

Scan Template: api, basic, full, pci, scan

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-38709

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-38709

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/4/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/4/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-38709, CVE-2024-24795, CVE-2024-27316