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CVE-2021-404389.0CriticalCWE-918

CVE-2021-40438: mod_proxy SSRF

Apache Software Foundation · Apache HTTP Server

Vendor fix available · Affected: Apache Software Foundation Apache HTTP Server · Exploitation: in CISA KEV since 1 Dec 2021

Known ransomware use

Not in CyberSIXT coverage yet: no article names this CVE. This page shows the public record.

ExploitationIn CISA KEV

  1. In CISA KEVCISA KEV catalogue1 Dec 2021
  2. Exploited (reported): not seen
  3. Scanning observed: not seen
  4. Proof of concept public: not seen
  5. Not established: not seen
99.9%probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
99th percentile
050100

Higher than 99% of scored CVEs

9.0CriticalCVSS 3.1
LowCrit.

DescriptionCVE.org

A crafted request uri-path can cause mod_proxy to forward the request to an origin server choosen by the remote user. This issue affects Apache HTTP Server 2.4.48 and earlier.

Affected products1

From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.

  • Apache Software Foundation · Apache HTTP Serverfrom Apache HTTP Server 2.4 up to and including 2.4.48

On the Atlas

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Exploitation
Exploited in the wild. Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue.
CISA KEV
Listed since 1 Dec 2021 · known ransomware use · catalogue entry
Public check
Apache <= 2.4.48 Mod_Proxy - Server-Side Request Forgery · nuclei template in projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates

What changed

  1. CISA’s KEV entry now notes known ransomware use CISA
  2. CISA added it to the KEV catalogue CISA

CoverageNo articles yet

No CyberSIXT article names CVE-2021-40438 yet, so there is no coverage timeline, action brief or change log for it. Everything on this page comes from the public CVE record, CISA KEV, EPSS and the nuclei template index. Search the archive or see the CVEs in the news.

References

8 more references are in the CVE record.

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