SB2024070342 - Information disclosure in Apache HTTP Server
Published: July 3, 2024
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024070342
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-39884)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to an error when processing legacy content-type based configuration of handlers, such as "AddType" and similar configuration when files are requested indirectly. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and view contents of files, for example the source code of a PHP script can be served instead of interpreted.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.