CVE-2024-38472 Apache HTTP Server on WIndows UNC SSRF

What is CVE-2024-38472?

CVE-2024-38472 is a high-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in Apache Http Server, published on 1 Jul 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

SSRF in Apache HTTP Server on Windows allows to potentially leak NTLM hashes to a malicious server via SSRF and malicious requests or content Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.4.60 which fixes this issue.  Note: Existing configurations that access UNC paths will have to configure new directive "UNCList" to allow access during request processing.

Weakness: CWE-918

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-38472?

1 open source package ship an affected version, including apache. It affects 2 products.

Products include Apache Http Server, Netapp Ontap.

How do I fix CVE-2024-38472?

Upgrade apache to 2.4.60 or later.

Upgrade, and send outbound requests through an allow-list that blocks internal addresses. More about Server-side request forgery.

Is CVE-2024-38472 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-38472 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template and 2 proofs of concept on GitHub.

Other vulnerabilities in Apache Http Server

• CVE-2021-42013 Apache HTTP Server Path Traversal Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2024-38475 Apache HTTP Server Improper Escaping of Output Exploited Critical 9.1
• CVE-2021-40438 Apache HTTP Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) Exploited Critical 9.0
• CVE-2019-0211 Apache HTTP Server Privilege Escalation Exploited High 7.8
• CVE-2021-41773 Apache HTTP Server Path Traversal Exploited High 7.5

All Apache Http Server vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2024-38472, BIT-apache-2024-38472, CLEANSTART-2026-QV20553, GHSA-fjcc-r94c-wxr8.