Security Alert (A22-03-10): Multiple Vulnerabilities in Apache HTTP Server

Description:

The Apache Software Foundation released a security update to address multiple vulnerabilities in the HTTP Server and its modules. A remote attacker could exploit the vulnerabilities by sending a specially crafted request to the affected systems.

Affected Systems:

• Apache HTTP Server prior to version 2.4.53

Impact:

Depending on the vulnerability exploited, a successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution, denial of service or security restriction bypass on an affected system.

Recommendation:

The Apache Software Foundation has released new version of the product to address the issues and they can be downloaded at the following URL:

https://httpd.apache.org/download.cgi#apache24

More Information:

• https://httpd.apache.org/download.cgi#apache24
• https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html#2.4.53
• https://www.hkcert.org/security-bulletin/apache-http-server-multiple-vulnerabilities_20220315
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-22719 (to CVE-2022-22721)
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-23943