# CVE-2024-40725: Apache HTTP Server: source code disclosure with handlers configured via AddType > Attackers can disclose source code of local content, such as PHP scripts, when handlers are configured via AddType in Apache HTTP Server. - **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`) - **Exploited in the wild:** Not known - **Login needed:** Not needed - **Attackable:** Over the internet - **Victim action needed:** Not needed - **Fix available:** Yes - **Published:** 18 Jul 2024 - **Updated:** 14 Mar 2025 - **Also known as:** ALPINE-CVE-2024-40725, AZL-43414, AZL-43427, BELL-CVE-2024-40725, BIT-apache-2024-40725, CLEANSTART-2026-BD98589, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-40725, GHSA-x749-289q-pg9q, OESA-2024-2288, SUSE-SU-2024:3742-1, SUSE-SU-2024:3750-1, SUSE-SU-2024:3864-1, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40725, USN-6902-1 ## What is CVE-2024-40725? CVE-2024-40725 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Http Server, published on 18 Jul 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim. ### Official description A partial fix for  CVE-2024-39884 in the core of Apache HTTP Server 2.4.61 ignores some use of the legacy content-type based configuration of handlers. "AddType" and similar configuration, under some circumstances where files are requested indirectly, result in source code disclosure of local content. For example, PHP scripts may be served instead of interpreted. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.4.62, which fixes this issue. Weakness: CWE-668 (Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere) ## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-40725? 1 open source package ship an affected version, including apache. It affects 1 product. | Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `apache` | Bitnami | From 2.4.60 | 2.4.62 | | `apache2` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS | All versions | 2.4.51-150400.6.37.1 | | `apache2` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS | All versions | 2.4.51-150400.6.37.1 | | `apache2` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP5 | All versions | 2.4.51-150400.6.37.1 | | `apache2` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP6 | All versions | 2.4.58-150600.5.26.1 | | `apache2-prefork` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP6 | All versions | 2.4.58-150600.5.26.1 | | `apache2` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP5 | All versions | 2.4.51-150400.6.37.1 | | `apache2` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP6 | All versions | 2.4.58-150600.5.26.1 | | `apache2-event` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP6 | All versions | 2.4.58-150600.5.26.1 | | `apache2` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP5 | All versions | 2.4.51-150400.6.37.1 | | `apache2` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP6 | All versions | 2.4.51-150400.6.37.1 | | `apache2-devel` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP6 | All versions | 2.4.58-150600.5.26.1 | | `apache2-utils` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP6 | All versions | 2.4.58-150600.5.26.1 | | `apache2-worker` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP6 | All versions | 2.4.58-150600.5.26.1 | | `apache2` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSS | All versions | 2.4.51-35.63.1 | | `apache2-tls13` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSS | All versions | 2.4.51-35.63.1 | | `apache2` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4-LTSS | All versions | 2.4.51-150400.6.37.1 | | `apache2` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server LTSS Extended Security 12 SP5 | All versions | 2.4.51-35.63.1 | | `apache2-tls13` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server LTSS Extended Security 12 SP5 | All versions | 2.4.51-35.63.1 | | `apache2` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 | All versions | 2.4.51-35.63.1 | | `apache2-tls13` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 | All versions | 2.4.51-35.63.1 | | `apache2` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 | All versions | 2.4.51-150400.6.37.1 | | `apache2` | SUSE:Manager Proxy 4.3 | All versions | 2.4.51-150400.6.37.1 | | `apache2` | SUSE:Manager Server 4.3 | All versions | 2.4.51-150400.6.37.1 | | `apache2` | openSUSE:Leap 15.5 | All versions | 2.4.51-150400.6.37.1 | | `apache2` | openSUSE:Leap 15.6 | All versions | 2.4.58-150600.5.26.1 | | `apache2-devel` | openSUSE:Leap 15.6 | All versions | 2.4.58-150600.5.26.1 | | `apache2-event` | openSUSE:Leap 15.6 | All versions | 2.4.58-150600.5.26.1 | | `apache2-manual` | openSUSE:Leap 15.6 | All versions | 2.4.58-150600.5.26.1 | | `apache2-prefork` | openSUSE:Leap 15.6 | All versions | 2.4.58-150600.5.26.1 | | `apache2-utils` | openSUSE:Leap 15.6 | All versions | 2.4.58-150600.5.26.1 | | `apache2-worker` | openSUSE:Leap 15.6 | All versions | 2.4.58-150600.5.26.1 | Products: Apache Http Server. ## How do I fix CVE-2024-40725? Upgrade apache to 2.4.62 or later. ## Is CVE-2024-40725 being exploited? There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-40725 in the wild and no public exploit code. Public exploit code: - CVE-2024-40725 and CVE-2024-40898, affecting Apache HTTP Server versions 2.4.0 through 2.4.61. These flaws pose significant risks to web servers worldwide, potentially leading to source code disclosure and server-side request forgery (SSRF) attacks. (github_poc): https://github.com/TAM-K592/CVE-2024-40725-CVE-2024-40898 - exploit CVE-2024-40725 (Apache httpd) with (github_poc): https://github.com/soltanali0/CVE-2024-40725 ## Other vulnerabilities in Apache Http Server - [CVE-2021-42013](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-42013/): Apache HTTP Server Path Traversal (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2024-38475](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-38475/): Apache HTTP Server Improper Escaping of Output (critical 9.1, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2021-40438](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-40438/): Apache HTTP Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) (critical 9.0, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2019-0211](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-0211/): Apache HTTP Server Privilege Escalation (high 7.8, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2021-41773](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-41773/): Apache HTTP Server Path Traversal (high 7.5, exploited in the wild) ## Fix prompt for AI coding agents ```text Check this codebase for CVE-2024-40725 and fix it if it is affected. What it is: CVE-2024-40725 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Http Server, published on 18 Jul 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim. Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-40725 in the wild and no public exploit code. Affected packages and fixed versions: - apache (Bitnami): affected from 2.4.60; fixed in 2.4.62 Task: 1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies. 2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it. 3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead. 4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why. 5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing. Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-40725/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-40725/index.md) ``` ## Sources - CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40725 - NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-40725 - OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-40725 --- From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-40725/ Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.