CVE-2024-38472: apache software foundation apache http server Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-38472 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in apache software foundation apache http server. EPSS estimates a 69.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 01-07-2024
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 18-11-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

SSRF in Apache HTTP Server on Windows allows to potentially leak NTLM hashes to a malicious server via SSRF and malicious requests or content Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.4.60 which fixes this issue.  Note: Existing configurations that access UNC paths will have to configure new directive "UNCList" to allow access during request processing.

• CWE-918Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)The web server receives a URL or similar request from an upstream component and retrieves the contents of this URL, but it does not sufficiently ensure that the request is being sent to the expected destination.