Apache 2.4.x < 2.4.38 Multiple Vulnerabilities

high Web App Scanning Plugin ID 98537

Synopsis

Apache 2.4.x < 2.4.38 Multiple Vulnerabilities

Description

According to its banner, the version of Apache running on the remote host is 2.4.x prior to 2.4.38. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities:

- A denial of service (DoS) vulnerability exists in HTTP/2 steam handling. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this issue, via sending request bodies in a slow loris way to plain resources, to occupy a server thread. (CVE-2018-17189)

- A vulnerability exists in mod_sesion_cookie, as it does not properly check the expiry time of cookies. (CVE-2018-17199)

- A denial of service (DoS) vulnerability exists in mod_ssl when used with OpenSSL 1.1.1 due to an interaction in changes to handling of renegotiation attempts. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this issue to cause mod_ssl to stop responding. (CVE-2019-0190)

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

Solution

Upgrade to Apache version 2.4.38 or later.

See Also

https://archive.apache.org/dist/httpd/CHANGES_2.4.38

https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html#2.4.38

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 98537

Type: remote

Published: 4/12/2019

Updated: 3/14/2023

Scan Template: api, basic, full, pci, scan

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-17189

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-17199

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/30/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/30/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-17189, CVE-2018-17199, CVE-2019-0190

BID: 106685, 106742, 106743