SB2021101906 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 update for httpd 

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SB2021101906 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 update for httpd

Published: October 19, 2021 Updated: December 18, 2023

Security Bulletin ID SB2021101906
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-40438)

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform SSRF attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input within the mod_proxy module in Apache HTTP Server. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request with a chosen uri-path and trick the web server to initiate requests to arbitrary systems.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker gain access to sensitive data, located in the local network or send malicious requests to other servers from the vulnerable system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References