Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Jul 1, 2024· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2024-38474
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.
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Affected products
57- osv-coords53 versionspkg:rpm/suse/apache2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/apache2-prefork&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/apache2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Package%20Hub%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/apache2-event&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Package%20Hub%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/apache2-utils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Server%20Applications%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/apache2-worker&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Server%20Applications%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/opensuse/apache2&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/apache2-event&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/apache2-prefork&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/apache2-utils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/apache2-worker&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/suse/apache2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Package%20Hub%2015%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/apache2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Server%20Applications%2015%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/apache2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Server%20Applications%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/apache2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP4-ESPOSpkg:rpm/suse/apache2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP4-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/apache2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/apache2&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Server%204.3pkg:rpm/opensuse/apache2&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5pkg:bitnami/apachepkg:rpm/suse/apache2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/apache2-tls13&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/apache2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP3-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/apache2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/apache2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP3-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/apache2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/apache2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/apache2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/apache2-tls13&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/opensuse/apache2-devel&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/suse/apache2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/apache2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP3pkg:rpm/opensuse/apache2-manual&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/suse/apache2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP4-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/apache2&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Proxy%204.3pkg:rpm/suse/apache2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP5pkg:rpm/almalinux/httpdpkg:rpm/almalinux/httpd-develpkg:rpm/almalinux/httpd-filesystempkg:rpm/almalinux/httpd-manualpkg:rpm/almalinux/httpd-toolspkg:rpm/almalinux/mod_http2pkg:rpm/almalinux/mod_ldappkg:rpm/almalinux/mod_mdpkg:rpm/almalinux/mod_proxy_htmlpkg:rpm/almalinux/mod_sessionpkg:rpm/almalinux/mod_sslpkg:rpm/almalinux/httpd-corepkg:rpm/almalinux/mod_luapkg:rpm/suse/apache2&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%207.1pkg:rpm/suse/apache2-devel&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Server%20Applications%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/opensuse/apache2&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/apache2-tls13&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP5
< 2.4.58-150600.5.23.1+ 52 more
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.58-150600.5.23.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.58-150600.5.23.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.51-150400.6.34.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.51-150400.6.34.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.51-150400.6.34.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.51-150400.6.34.1
- (no CPE)range: >= 2.4.0, < 2.4.60
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.51-35.57.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.51-35.57.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.51-150200.3.73.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.51-150200.3.73.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.51-150200.3.73.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.51-35.57.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.51-35.57.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.58-150600.5.23.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.51-150200.3.73.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.51-150200.3.73.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.58-150600.5.23.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.51-150400.6.34.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.51-150400.6.34.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.51-150400.6.34.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.37-65.module_el8.10.0+3872+9b8ab21e.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.37-65.module_el8.10.0+3872+9b8ab21e.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.37-65.module_el8.10.0+3872+9b8ab21e.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.37-65.module_el8.10.0+3872+9b8ab21e.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.37-65.module_el8.10.0+3872+9b8ab21e.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.15.7-10.module_el8.10.0+3832+564e7653
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.37-65.module_el8.10.0+3872+9b8ab21e.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1:2.0.8-8.module_el8.6.0+2872+fe0ff7aa
- (no CPE)range: < 1:2.4.37-65.module_el8.10.0+3872+9b8ab21e.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.37-65.module_el8.10.0+3872+9b8ab21e.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1:2.4.37-65.module_el8.10.0+3872+9b8ab21e.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.57-11.el9_4
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.57-11.el9_4
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.51-150200.3.73.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.58-150600.5.23.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.61-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.51-35.57.2
cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=2.4.0,<2.4.60
- (no CPE)range: <=2.4.59
- (no CPE)range: 2.4.0
- cpe:2.3:o:netapp:clustered_data_ontap:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240712-0001/nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/01/7nvd
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