CVE-2021-40438

CVSS V2 Medium 6.8 CVSS V3 Critical 9
Description
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.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2021-40438
  • Assigner
  • security@apache.org
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Analyzed
  • Published Version
  • 2021-09-16T15:15:07
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2022-10-05T02:21:29
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-918 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/918.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 2.4.48
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:cloud_backup:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:clustered_data_ontap:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:storagegrid:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:f5:f5os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 1.1.0 1.1.4
cpe:2.3:o:f5:f5os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 1.2.0 1.2.1
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:enterprise_manager_ops_center:12.4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:http_server:12.2.1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:http_server:12.2.1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:instantis_enterprisetrack:17.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:instantis_enterprisetrack:17.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:instantis_enterprisetrack:17.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:secure_global_desktop:5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:zfs_storage_appliance_kit:8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:siemens:sinec_nms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:siemens:sinema_server:14.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
  • Access Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • MEDIUM
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Base Score
  • 6.8
  • Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 8.6
  • Impact Score
  • 6.4
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.1
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • Attack Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Attack Compatibility
  • HIGH
  • Privileges Required
  • NONE
  • User Interaction
  • NONE
  • Scope
  • CHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • HIGH
  • Availability Impact
  • HIGH
  • Base Score
  • 9
  • Base Severity
  • CRITICAL
  • Exploitability Score
  • 2.2
  • Impact Score
  • 6
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-685781.pdf Third Party Advisory
https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r210807d0bb55f4aa6fbe1512be6bcc4dacd64e84940429fba329967a@%3Cusers.httpd.apache.org%3E Mailing List Vendor Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r2eb200ac1340f69aa22af61ab34780c531d110437910cb9c0ece3b37@%3Cbugs.httpd.apache.org%3E Mailing List Vendor Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3925e167d5eb1c75def3750c155d753064e1d34a143028bb32910432@%3Cusers.httpd.apache.org%3E Mailing List Vendor Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r61fdbfc26ab170f4e6492ef3bd5197c20b862ce156e9d5a54d4b899c@%3Cusers.httpd.apache.org%3E Mailing List Vendor Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r82838efc5fa6fc4c73986399c9b71573589f78b31846aff5bd9b1697@%3Cusers.httpd.apache.org%3E Mailing List Vendor Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r82c077663f9759c7df5a6656f925b3ee4f55fcd33c889ba7cd687029@%3Cusers.httpd.apache.org%3E Mailing List Vendor Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf6954e60b1c8e480678ce3d02f61b8a788997785652e9557a3265c00@%3Cusers.httpd.apache.org%3E Mailing List Vendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00001.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SPBR6WUYBJNACHKE65SPL7TJOHX7RHWD/ Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZNCYSR3BXT36FFF4XTCPL3HDQK4VP45R/ Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-20 Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211008-0004/ Third Party Advisory
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-apache-httpd-2.4.49-VWL69sWQ Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4982 Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2021-17 Third Party Advisory
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-40438
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-40438
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-04-04 00:42:00 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-05 10:46:16 2021-09-16T15:15Z 2021-09-16T15:15:07 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-05 10:46:16 2022-10-05T02:21:29 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-05 10:46:16 Analyzed Vulnerability Status updated
2022-12-05 10:46:21 References updated