CVE-2024-38311 Apache Traffic Server: Request smuggling via pipelining after a chunked message body

Medium 6.3 Published Updated

Attackers can bypass security controls via request smuggling in Apache Traffic Server, requiring an upgrade to patched versions.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2024-38311?

CVE-2024-38311 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Traffic Server, published on 6 Mar 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Apache Traffic Server.

This issue affects Apache Traffic Server: from 8.0.0 through 8.1.11, from 9.0.0 through 9.2.8, from 10.0.0 through 10.0.3.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 9.2.9 or 10.0.4, which fixes the issue.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-38311?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apache Traffic Server.

How do I fix CVE-2024-38311?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2024-38311 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-38311 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Apache Traffic Server vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2024-38311, GHSA-53v8-xp2g-qpcw, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38311.

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