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IBM HTTP Server: CVE-2023-25690: Apache HTTP Server is vulnerable to HTTP request splitting attacks, caused by an error when mod_proxy is enabled along with some form of RewriteRule or ProxyPassMatch

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IBM HTTP Server: CVE-2023-25690: Apache HTTP Server is vulnerable to HTTP request splitting attacks, caused by an error when mod_proxy is enabled along with some form of RewriteRule or ProxyPassMatch

Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Published
04/04/2023
Created
05/16/2024
Added
05/16/2024
Modified
05/17/2024

Description

Apache HTTP Server is vulnerable to HTTP request splitting attacks, caused by an error when mod_proxy is enabled along with some form of RewriteRule or ProxyPassMatch. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass access controls in the proxy server, proxying unintended URLs to existing origin servers, and cache poisoning.

Solution(s)

  • ibm-http_server-apply-interim-fix-ph53014-for-9_0
  • ibm-http_server-apply-interim-fix-ph53014-for-8_5
  • ibm-http_server-apply-fix-pack-9_0_5_16
  • ibm-http_server-apply-fix-pack-8_5_5_24

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