Improper Authentication Affecting httpd package, versions <0:2.4.6-31.el7_1.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.37% (74th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-HTTPD-4542670
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed15 Jul 2015

Introduced: 15 Jul 2015

CVE-2015-3185  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-287  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 httpd to version 0:2.4.6-31.el7_1.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2015:1667.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream httpd package and not the httpd package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

The ap_some_auth_required function in server/request.c in the Apache HTTP Server 2.4.x before 2.4.14 does not consider that a Require directive may be associated with an authorization setting rather than an authentication setting, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions in opportunistic circumstances by leveraging the presence of a module that relies on the 2.2 API behavior.

References

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