CVE-2022-29404 | Denial of service in mod_lua r:parsebody

In Apache HTTP Server 2.4.53 and earlier, a malicious request to a lua script that calls r:parsebody(0) may cause a denial of service due to no default limit on possible input size.

Published: 2022-06-09 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2022-29404 is rated Moderate Risk (62.2/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 5.68%, 92th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-29404

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 2026-06-25 5.64% 5.68% +0.04%
2 2026-06-15 2.01% 5.64% +3.63%
3 2026-05-07 — 2.01% —

Full EPSS history (68 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-29404

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/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:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-29404

OS Trackers for CVE-2022-29404

vendor priority summary link
alpine high CVE-2022-29404: 1 source package rows (apache2); 7 state rows across 7 repos (3.17-main, 3.18-main, 3.19-main, 3.20-main, 3.21-main, 3.22-main, edge-main); fixed 7, open 0. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2022-29404
debian not yet assigned CVE-2022-29404 not yet assigned 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-2022-29404
gentoo high CVE-2022-29404: 1 GLSA(s) (202208-20), 2 atom(s) (app-admin/apache-tools, www-servers/apache); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2022-29404
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-29404
suse medium CVE-2022-29404 severity moderate: SUSE including 314 source package names (2.8-13.5:apache2-utils-2.4.51-150400.6.3.1, 4.3.1.9.7.1:apache2-2.4.51-150400.6.3.1, …), 653 product×package rows across 101 product lines (Container bci/php-apache, Container suse/manager/4.3/proxy-httpd, … (101 product lines)): Fixed 421, Known Affected 231, Known Not Affected 1. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-29404/
ubuntu medium CVE-2022-29404 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (apache2), 8 status rows across 8 suites (bionic, focal, impish, jammy, kinetic, trusty, upstream, xenial): released 8. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-29404

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-29404

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apache http_server <= 2.4.53 cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 35 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 36 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp clustered_data_ontap — cpe:2.3:a:netapp:clustered_data_ontap:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-29404

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