Severity
7.5HIGH
EPSS
0.7%
top 27.11%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedAug 16
Latest updateMay 24

Description

A crafted method sent through HTTP/2 will bypass validation and be forwarded by mod_proxy, which can lead to request splitting or cache poisoning. This issue affects Apache HTTP Server 2.4.17 to 2.4.48.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:NExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages7 packages

NVDapache/http_server2.4.172.4.49
CVEListV5apache_software_foundation/apache_http_serverApache HTTP Server 2.4 2.4.17 to 2.4.48
Debianapache2< 2.4.48-3.1+deb11u1+3
Ubuntuapache2< 2.4.29-1ubuntu4.18+3
NVDoracle/secure_backup< 18.1.0.1.0

Also affects: Debian Linux 10.0, Fedora 34, 35

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

5
GHSA
GHSA-p9fg-6rr5-38xc: A crafted method sent through HTTP/2 will bypass validation and be forwarded by mod_proxy, which can lead to request splitting or cache poisoning2022-05-24
OSV
apache2 regression2021-09-28
OSV
apache2 vulnerabilities2021-09-27
CVEList
Request splitting via HTTP/2 method injection and mod_proxy2021-08-16
OSV
CVE-2021-33193: A crafted method sent through HTTP/2 will bypass validation and be forwarded by mod_proxy, which can lead to request splitting or cache poisoning2021-08-16

📋Vendor Advisories

5
Cisco
Multiple Vulnerabilities in Apache HTTP Server Affecting Cisco Products: November 20212021-11-24
Ubuntu
Apache HTTP Server vulnerabilities2021-09-27
Microsoft
Request splitting via HTTP/2 method injection and mod_proxy2021-08-10
Red Hat
httpd: Request splitting via HTTP/2 method injection and mod_proxy2021-08-05
Debian
CVE-2021-33193: apache2 - A crafted method sent through HTTP/2 will bypass validation and be forwarded by ...2021