Amazon Linux 2 : httpd (ALAS-2023-1989)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 173202

Language:

Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux 2 host is missing a security update.

Description

The version of httpd installed on the remote host is prior to 2.4.56-1. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2-2023-1989 advisory.

Some mod_proxy configurations on Apache HTTP Server versions 2.4.0 through 2.4.55 allow a HTTP Request Smuggling attack. Configurations are affected when mod_proxy is enabled along with some form of RewriteRule or ProxyPassMatch in which a non-specific pattern matches some portion of the user-supplied request-target (URL) data and is then re-inserted into the proxied request-target using variable substitution. For example, something like: RewriteEngine on RewriteRule ^/here/(.*) http://example.com:8080/elsewhere?$1; [P] ProxyPassReverse /here/ http://example.com:8080/ Request splitting/smuggling could result in bypass of access controls in the proxy server, proxying unintended URLs to existing origin servers, and cache poisoning. Users are recommended to update to at least version 2.4.56 of Apache HTTP Server. (CVE-2023-25690)

HTTP Response Smuggling vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server via mod_proxy_uwsgi. This issue affects Apache HTTP Server: from 2.4.30 through 2.4.55. Special characters in the origin response header can truncate/split the response forwarded to the client. (CVE-2023-27522)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Run 'yum update httpd' to update your system.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 173202

File Name: al2_ALAS-2023-1989.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Amazon Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 3/22/2023

Updated: 12/11/2024

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-25690

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:httpd-tools, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:mod_ldap, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:mod_proxy_html, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:mod_session, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:mod_ssl, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:httpd-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:httpd-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:mod_md, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:httpd, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:httpd-manual, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:httpd-filesystem

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/17/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/7/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-25690, CVE-2023-27522

IAVA: 2023-A-0124-S

Detections

Analytics