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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2021-44224

A crafted URI sent to httpd configured as a forward proxy (ProxyRequests on) can cause a crash (NULL pointer dereference) or, for configurations mixing forward and reverse proxy declarations, can allow for requests to be directed to a declared Unix…

HIGH 8.2EPSS 82.3%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 82.3%, higher than 100% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

A crafted URI sent to httpd configured as a forward proxy (ProxyRequests on) can cause a crash (NULL pointer dereference) or, for configurations mixing forward and reverse proxy declarations, can allow for requests to be directed to a declared Unix Domain Socket endpoint (Server Side Request Forgery). This issue affects Apache HTTP Server 2.4.7 up to 2.4.51 (included).

CVSS 3.1
8.2 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
EPSS
82.30% probability · 100th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-476
Affected
apache/http server · fedoraproject/fedora · debian/debian linux · tenable/tenable.sc · oracle/communications element manager · oracle/communications operations monitor · oracle/communications session report manager · oracle/communications session route manager · oracle/http server · oracle/instantis enterprisetrack · apple/mac os x · apple/macos
Source
security@apache.org

References

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