CVE-2024-38479 Apache Traffic Server: Cache key plugin is vulnerable to cache poisoning attack
Attackers can poison the cache in Apache Traffic Server via improper input validation in the cache key plugin, affecting data integrity.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-38479?
CVE-2024-38479 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Traffic Server, published on 14 Nov 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, 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 9.2.5.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 9.2.6, which fixes the issue, or 10.0.2, which does not have the issue.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-38479?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Apache Traffic Server.
How do I fix CVE-2024-38479?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2024-38479 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-38479 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apache Traffic Server
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2024-38479, GHSA-c43q-432c-pfx8, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38479.