CVE-2011-3368

Exp

The mod_proxy module in the Apache HTTP Server 1.3.x through 1.3.42, 2.0.x through 2.0.64, and 2.2.x through 2.2.21 does not properly interact with use of (1) RewriteRule and (2) ProxyPassMatch pattern matches for configuration of a reverse proxy, which allows remote attackers to send requests to intranet servers via a malformed URI containing an initial @ (at sign) character.

Published: 2011-10-05 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2011-3368 is rated High Exploit Risk (67.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 76.89%, 99th percentile). Core evidence: 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2011-3368

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
17969 exploit_db edb 2011-10-11 Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2011-3368

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-04-25 79.14% 76.89% -2.24%
2 2026-03-11 78.61% 79.14% +0.52%
3 2026-03-04 78.61%

Full EPSS history (50 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2011-3368

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2011-3368

OS Trackers for CVE-2011-3368

vendor priority summary link
debian medium CVE-2011-3368 medium priority: Debian including 1 source packages (apache2), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-3368
gentoo high CVE-2011-3368: 1 GLSA(s) (201206-25), 1 atom(s) (www-servers/apache); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2011-3368
redhat medium https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3368
suse medium CVE-2011-3368 severity moderate: SUSE including 93 source package names (apache2-2.2.12-1.28.1, apache2-2.2.12-1.38.2, …), 123 product×package rows across 25 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5, SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15, … (25 product lines)): Fixed 123. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3368/
ubuntu medium CVE-2011-3368 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (apache2), 6 status rows across 6 suites (hardy, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, upstream): released 5, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2011-3368

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2011-3368

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apache http_server 1.3 cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache http_server 1.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache http_server 1.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache http_server 1.3.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache http_server 1.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache http_server 1.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache http_server 1.3.4 cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache http_server 1.3.5 cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache http_server 1.3.6 cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache http_server 1.3.7 cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache http_server 1.3.8 cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache http_server 1.3.9 cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache http_server 1.3.10 cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache http_server 1.3.11 cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache http_server 1.3.12 cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache http_server 1.3.13 cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache http_server 1.3.14 cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache http_server 1.3.15 cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache http_server 1.3.16 cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache http_server 1.3.17 cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache http_server 1.3.18 cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache http_server 1.3.19 cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache http_server 1.3.20 cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache http_server 1.3.22 cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache http_server 1.3.23 cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache http_server 1.3.24 cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache http_server 1.3.25 cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache http_server 1.3.26 cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache http_server 1.3.27 cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache http_server 1.3.28 cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache http_server 1.3.29 cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache http_server 1.3.30 cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache http_server 1.3.31 cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache http_server 1.3.32 cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache http_server 1.3.33 cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache http_server 1.3.34 cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache http_server 1.3.35 cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache http_server 1.3.36 cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache http_server 1.3.37 cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache http_server 1.3.38 cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache http_server 1.3.39 cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache http_server 1.3.41 cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache http_server 1.3.42 cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.42:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache http_server 1.3.65 cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.65:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache http_server 1.3.68 cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.68:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache http_server 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache http_server 2.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache http_server 2.0.28 cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache http_server 2.0.28 cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.28:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache http_server 2.0.32 cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache http_server 2.0.32 cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.32:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache http_server 2.0.34 cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.34:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache http_server 2.0.35 cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache http_server 2.0.36 cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache http_server 2.0.37 cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache http_server 2.0.38 cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache http_server 2.0.39 cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache http_server 2.0.40 cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache http_server 2.0.41 cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache http_server 2.0.42 cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.42:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache http_server 2.0.43 cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.43:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache http_server 2.0.44 cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.44:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache http_server 2.0.45 cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.45:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache http_server 2.0.46 cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.46:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache http_server 2.0.47 cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.47:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache http_server 2.0.48 cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.48:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache http_server 2.0.49 cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.49:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache http_server 2.0.50 cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache http_server 2.0.51 cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache http_server 2.0.52 cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache http_server 2.0.53 cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.53:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache http_server 2.0.54 cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.54:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache http_server 2.0.55 cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.55:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache http_server 2.0.56 cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.56:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache http_server 2.0.57 cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.57:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache http_server 2.0.58 cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.58:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache http_server 2.0.59 cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.59:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache http_server 2.0.60 cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache http_server 2.0.61 cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.61:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache http_server 2.0.63 cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.63:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2011-3368

URL Tags
http://kb.juniper.net/JSA10585
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00004.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-11/msg00011.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-02/msg00009.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-02/msg00012.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133294460209056&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=134987041210674&w=2
http://osvdb.org/76079
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0542.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0543.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2011/Oct/232
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2011/Oct/273
http://secunia.com/advisories/46288
http://secunia.com/advisories/46414
http://secunia.com/advisories/48551
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5501
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1179239 Patch
http://web.archiveorange.com/archive/v/ZyS0hzECD5zzb2NkvQlt Exploit Patch
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=nas2064c7e5f53452ff686257927003c8d42
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=nas2b7c57b1f1035675186257927003c8d48
http://www.contextis.com/research/blog/reverseproxybypass/
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2405
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17969
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:144
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:150
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2015-1972971.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2012-392727.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1391.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1392.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49957
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026144
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=740045 Exploit Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/70336
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/54a42d4b01968df1117cea77fc53d6beb931c0e05936ad02af93e9ac%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5df9bfb86a3b054bb985a45ff9250b0332c9ecc181eec232489e7f79%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8d63cb8e9100f28a99429b4328e4e7cebce861d5772ac9863ba2ae6f%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/f7f95ac1cd9895db2714fa3ebaa0b94d0c6df360f742a40951384a53%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r0276683d8e1e07153fc8642618830ac0ade85b9ae0dc7b07f63bb8fc%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r064df0985779b7ee044d3120d71ba59750427cf53f57ba3384e3773f%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1d201e3da31a2c8aa870c8314623caef7debd74a13d0f25205e26f15%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r2cb985de917e7da0848c440535f65a247754db8b2154a10089e4247b%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5419c9ba0951ef73a655362403d12bb8d10fab38274deb3f005816f5%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r57608dc51b79102f3952ae06f54d5277b649c86d6533dcd6a7d201f7%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5f9c22f9c28adbd9f00556059edc7b03a5d5bb71d4bb80257c0d34e4%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
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https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8828e649175df56f1f9e3919938ac7826128525426e2748f0ab62feb%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9e8622254184645bc963a1d47c5d47f6d5a36d6f080d8d2c43b2b142%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9ea3538f229874c80a10af473856a81fbf5f694cd7f471cc679ba70b%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9f93cf6dde308d42a9c807784e8102600d0397f5f834890708bf6920%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb9c9f42dafa25d2f669dac2a536a03f2575bc5ec1be6f480618aee10%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rdca61ae990660bacb682295f2a09d34612b7bb5f457577fe17f4d064%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re2e23465bbdb17ffe109d21b4f192e6b58221cd7aa8797d530b4cd75%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
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