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mod_proxy SSRF

Type: advisorySources: OSV

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.

Products
apache
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
2.4.49
CVEs
CVE-2021-40438
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
30 Oct 2026, 19:49 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

mod_proxy SSRF

core-osv · Original source

Published 6 Mar 2024, 10:55 UTC

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.

osv:BIT-apache-2021-40438

apache

Fixed versions: 2.4.49

Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/BIT-apache-2021-40438",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "mod_proxy SSRF",
    "summary": "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.",
    "evidence": "osv:BIT-apache-2021-40438",
    "products": [
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "apache",
          "evidence": "/affected/0/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [
          {
            "value": "2.4.49",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/ranges"
          }
        ],
        "affected_versions": []
      }
    ],
    "severity": "critical",
    "structured": {
      "id": "BIT-apache-2021-40438",
      "aliases": [
        "BIT-apache-2021-40438",
        "CVE-2021-40438"
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
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            {
              "type": "SEMVER",
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                },
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                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "package": {
            "name": "apache",
            "purl": "pkg:bitnami/apache",
            "ecosystem": "Bitnami"
          },
          "severity": [
            {
              "type": "CVSS_V3",
              "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H"
            }
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://github.com/bitnami/vulndb/tree/main/data/apache/BIT-apache-2021-40438.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-16T09:45:03.884284988Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html",
        "https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r210807d0bb55f4aa6fbe1512be6bcc4dacd64e84940429fba329967a%40%3Cusers.httpd.apache.org%3E",
        "https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r2eb200ac1340f69aa22af61ab34780c531d110437910cb9c0ece3b37%40%3Cbugs.httpd.apache.org%3E",
        "https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3925e167d5eb1c75def3750c155d753064e1d34a143028bb32910432%40%3Cusers.httpd.apache.org%3E",
        "https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r61fdbfc26ab170f4e6492ef3bd5197c20b862ce156e9d5a54d4b899c%40%3Cusers.httpd.apache.org%3E",
        "https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r82838efc5fa6fc4c73986399c9b71573589f78b31846aff5bd9b1697%40%3Cusers.httpd.apache.org%3E",
        "https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r82c077663f9759c7df5a6656f925b3ee4f55fcd33c889ba7cd687029%40%3Cusers.httpd.apache.org%3E",
        "https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf6954e60b1c8e480678ce3d02f61b8a788997785652e9557a3265c00%40%3Cusers.httpd.apache.org%3E",
        "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00001.html",
        "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SPBR6WUYBJNACHKE65SPL7TJOHX7RHWD/",
        "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZNCYSR3BXT36FFF4XTCPL3HDQK4VP45R/",
        "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-20",
        "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211008-0004/",
        "https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-apache-httpd-2.4.49-VWL69sWQ",
        "https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4982",
        "https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html",
        "https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html",
        "https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2021-17",
        "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-40438",
        "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-40438"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {
        "cpes": [
          "cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
        ],
        "severity": "Critical"
      }
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2021-40438",
        "evidence": "/aliases"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/database_specific/severity"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 338133,
  "published_at": "2024-03-06T10:55:02.2+00:00"
}