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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2024-39573

Potential SSRF in mod_rewrite in Apache HTTP Server 2.4.59 and earlier allows an attacker to cause unsafe RewriteRules to unexpectedly setup URL's to be handled by mod_proxy.

HIGH 7.5EPSS 35.4%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 35.4%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

Potential SSRF in mod_rewrite in Apache HTTP Server 2.4.59 and earlier allows an attacker to cause unsafe RewriteRules to unexpectedly setup URL's to be handled by mod_proxy. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.4.60, which fixes this issue.

CVSS 3.1
7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS
35.45% probability · 98th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-20
Affected
apache/http server · netapp/ontap
Source
security@apache.org
EPSS trend
0%20%40%25 October 2026: 35.45%26 October 2026: 35.45%25 October 202626 October 2026

EPSS moved from 35.4% on 25 October 2026 to 35.4% on 26 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.