CVE-2020-11984

Exp

Apache HTTP server 2.4.32 to 2.4.44 mod_proxy_uwsgi info disclosure and possible RCE

Published: 2020-08-07 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2020-11984 is rated High Exploit Risk (85.4/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 76.29%, 99th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). 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-2020-11984

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-11984

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 2026-05-19 79.68% 76.29% -3.39%
2 2026-05-01 77.20% 79.68% +2.48%
3 2026-04-29 — 77.20% —

Full EPSS history (56 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2020-11984

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 5.9 [email protected]
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P 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:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2020-11984

OS Trackers for CVE-2020-11984

vendor priority summary link
alpine critical CVE-2020-11984: 1 source package rows (apache2); 10 state rows across 10 repos (3.10-main, 3.11-main, 3.12-main, 3.17-main, 3.18-main, 3.19-main, 3.20-main, 3.21-main, 3.22-main, edge-main); fixed 10, open 0. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2020-11984
debian unimportant CVE-2020-11984 unimportant priority: Debian including 2 source packages (apache2, uwsgi), 10 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): open 5, resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-11984
gentoo normal CVE-2020-11984: 1 GLSA(s) (202008-04), 1 atom(s) (www-servers/apache); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2020-11984
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-11984
suse high — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-11984/
ubuntu medium CVE-2020-11984 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (apache2, uwsgi), 18 status rows across 9 suites (bionic, focal, groovy, hirsute, impish, jammy, trusty, upstream, xenial): released 9, not-affected 8, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-11984

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2020-11984

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apache http_server >= 2.4.32, <= 2.4.43 cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp clustered_data_ontap — cpe:2.3:a:netapp:clustered_data_ontap:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 16.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 18.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 20.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 9.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 10.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 31 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 32 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensuse leap 15.1 cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensuse leap 15.2 cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle communications_element_manager >= 8.2.0, <= 8.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_element_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle communications_session_report_manager >= 8.2.0, <= 8.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_session_report_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle communications_session_route_manager >= 8.2.0, <= 8.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_session_route_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle enterprise_manager_ops_center 12.4.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:enterprise_manager_ops_center:12.4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle hyperion_infrastructure_technology 11.1.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:hyperion_infrastructure_technology:11.1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle instantis_enterprisetrack 17.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:instantis_enterprisetrack:17.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle instantis_enterprisetrack 17.2 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:instantis_enterprisetrack:17.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle instantis_enterprisetrack 17.3 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:instantis_enterprisetrack:17.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle zfs_storage_appliance_kit 8.8 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:zfs_storage_appliance_kit:8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2020-11984

URL Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00068.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00071.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159009/Apache2-mod_proxy_uwsgi-Incorrect-Request-Handling.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/08/08/1 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/08/08/10 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/08/08/8 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/08/08/9 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/08/10/5 Mailing List Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/08/17/2 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html Vendor Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r03ee478b3dda3e381fd6189366fa7af97c980d2f602846eef935277d%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r06f0d87ebb6d59ed8379633f36f72f5b1f79cadfda72ede0830b42cf%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r09bb998baee74a2c316446bd1a41ae7f8d7049d09d9ff991471e8775%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r2c6083f6a2027914a0f5b54e2a1f4fa98c03f8693b58460911818255%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r34753590ae8e3f2b6af689af4fe84269b592f5fda9f3244fd9abbce8%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3c5c3104813c1c5508b55564b66546933079250a46ce50eee90b2e36%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5debe8f82728a00a4a68bc904dd6c35423bdfc8d601cfb4579f38bf1%40%3Cdev.httpd.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r623de9b2b2433a87f3f3a15900419fc9c00c77b26936dfea4060f672%40%3Cdev.httpd.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r76142b8c5119df2178be7c2dba88fde552eedeec37ea993dfce68d1d%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/rc998b18880df98bafaade071346690c2bc1444adaa1a1ea464b93f0a%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf6449464fd8b7437704c55f88361b66f12d5b5f90bcce66af4be4ba9%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf71eb428714374a6f9ad68952e23611ec7807b029fd6a1b4f5f732d9%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00001.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/A2RN46PRBJE7E7OPD4YZX5SVWV5QKGV5/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HYVYE2ZERFXDV6RMKK3I5SDSDQLPSEIQ/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202008-04 Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200814-0005/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4458-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4757 Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html Third Party Advisory
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