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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2015-3185

The ap_some_auth_required function in server/request.c in the Apache HTTP Server 2.4.x before 2.4.14 does not consider that a Require directive may be associated with an authorization setting rather than an authentication setting, which allows remote…

MEDIUM 4.3EPSS 16.3%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 16.3%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

The ap_some_auth_required function in server/request.c in the Apache HTTP Server 2.4.x before 2.4.14 does not consider that a Require directive may be associated with an authorization setting rather than an authentication setting, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions in opportunistic circumstances by leveraging the presence of a module that relies on the 2.2 API behavior.

CVSS 2.0
4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
EPSS
16.35% probability · 97th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-264
Affected
canonical/ubuntu linux · apache/http server · apple/xcode · apple/mac os x · apple/mac os x server
Source
secalert@redhat.com

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.