Access Restriction Bypass Affecting apache/httpd package, versions [2.3.0,2.4.10]


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.24% (64th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-APACHEHTTPD-3007324
  • published12 Jan 2022
  • disclosed29 Dec 2014
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 29 Dec 2014

CVE-2014-8109  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-264  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for apache/httpd.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Access Restriction Bypass mod_lua.c in the mod_lua module in the Apache HTTP Server 2.3.x and 2.4.x through 2.4.10 does not support an httpd configuration in which the same Lua authorization provider is used with different arguments within different contexts, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions in opportunistic circumstances by leveraging multiple Require directives, as demonstrated by a configuration that specifies authorization for one group to access a certain directory, and authorization for a second group to access a second directory.

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