UBUNTU-CVE-2020-11985

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CVE-2020-11985
Published: 07 Aug 2020, 16:15
Last modified:28 May 2026, 15:46

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
21/100
CVSS Score
5.3 MEDIUM
3.1 (osv_ubuntu)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

07 Aug 2020, 16:15
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
28 May 2026, 15:46
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

IP address spoofing when proxying using mod_remoteip and mod_rewrite For configurations using proxying with mod_remoteip and certain mod_rewrite rules, an attacker could spoof their IP address for logging and PHP scripts. Note this issue was fixed in Apache HTTP Server 2.4.24 but was retrospectively allocated a low severity CVE in 2020.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 5.3CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Affected Systems

  • ubuntu•apache2

    all | < 2.4.18-2ubuntu3.15

References (5)