Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) Affecting mod_proxy_html package, versions <1:2.4.37-39.module+el8.4.0+571+fd70afb1


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Rocky Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Mature
EPSS
96.68% (100th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ROCKY8-MODPROXYHTML-3287393
  • published5 Jan 2023
  • disclosed16 Sept 2021

Introduced: 16 Sep 2021

CVE-2021-40438  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-918  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Rocky-Linux:8 mod_proxy_html to version 1:2.4.37-39.module+el8.4.0+571+fd70afb1 or higher.
This issue was patched in RLSA-2021:3816.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream mod_proxy_html package and not the mod_proxy_html package as distributed by Rocky-Linux. See How to fix? for Rocky-Linux:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

A crafted request uri-path can cause mod_proxy to forward the request to an origin server choosen by the remote user. This issue affects Apache HTTP Server 2.4.48 and earlier.

References

CVSS Scores

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