CVE-2024-38473: Apache HTTP Server

High severity, CVSS 8.1. EPSS: 25.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Encoding problem in mod_proxy in Apache HTTP Server 2.4.59 and earlier allows request URLs with incorrect encoding to be sent to backend services, potentially bypassing authentication via crafted requests. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.4.60, which fixes this issue.

Affected products

• Apache HTTP Server: from 2.4.0, before 2.4.60 (fixed in 2.4.60)
• Netapp Ontap: version 9 only

Published 2024-07-01. Last modified 2026-06-17.