CVE-2024-38473

Publication date 1 July 2024

Last updated 2 June 2026

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

8.1 · High

Score breakdown

Description

Encoding problem in mod_proxy in Apache HTTP Server 2.4.59 and earlier allows request URLs with incorrect encoding to be sent to backend services, potentially bypassing authentication via crafted requests. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.4.60, which fixes this issue.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
apache2 26.04 LTS resolute
Fixed 2.4.62-1ubuntu1
25.10 questing
Fixed 2.4.62-1ubuntu1
25.04 plucky
Fixed 2.4.62-1ubuntu1
24.10 oracular
Fixed 2.4.62-1ubuntu1
24.04 LTS noble
Fixed 2.4.58-1ubuntu8.2
23.10 mantic
Fixed 2.4.57-2ubuntu2.5
22.04 LTS jammy
Fixed 2.4.52-1ubuntu4.10
20.04 LTS focal
Fixed 2.4.41-4ubuntu3.19
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 2.4.29-1ubuntu4.27+esm7
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 2.4.18-2ubuntu3.17+esm17
14.04 LTS trusty
Not affected

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Patch details

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Package Patch details
apache2

Severity score breakdown

CVSS version: CVSS v3.0

Base score 8.1 · High

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-6885-1
    • Apache HTTP Server vulnerabilities
    • 8 July 2024
    • USN-8338-1
    • Apache HTTP Server vulnerabilities
    • 28 May 2026

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