CVE-2024-38476: Apache HTTP Server may use exploitable/malicious backend application output to run local handlers via internal redirect

[Eric Covener <covener () apache org>]

Severity: important

Affected versions:

- Apache HTTP Server 2.4.0 through 2.4.59

Description:

Vulnerability in core of Apache HTTP Server 2.4.59 and earlier are vulnerably to information disclosure, SSRF or local 
script execution via backend applications whose response headers are malicious or exploitable.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.4.60, which fixes this issue.

Credit:

Orange Tsai (@orange_8361) from DEVCORE (finder)

References:

https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html
https://httpd.apache.org/
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-38476

Timeline:

2024-04-01: reported