CVE-2024-38474

Description

Substitution encoding issue in mod_rewrite in Apache HTTP Server 2.4.59 and earlier allows attacker to execute scripts in directories permitted by the configuration but not directly reachable by any URL or source disclosure of scripts meant to only to be executed as CGI. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.4.60, which fixes this issue. Some RewriteRules that capture and substitute unsafely will now fail unless rewrite flag "UnsafeAllow3F" is specified.

How to fix CVE-2024-38474

To remediate CVE-2024-38474, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.

• —upgrade to 2.4.60-r0 or later
• —upgrade to 2.4.60 or later
• —upgrade to 2.4.61-1~deb11u1 or later

Is CVE-2024-38474 being exploited?

Low — EPSS is 1.0%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.

Affected packages (3)

• from 0, < 2.4.60-r0
• >= 2.4.0, < 2.4.60
• from 0, < 2.4.61-1~deb11u1

CVSS scores

References (6)

• ADVISORYsecurity.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2024-38474
• ADVISORYsecurity-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-38474
• WEBhttpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html
• WEBnvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38474
• WEB