CVE-2024-38472 | Apache HTTP Server on WIndows UNC SSRF

SSRF in Apache HTTP Server on Windows allows to potentially leak NTLM hashes to a malicious server via SSRF and malicious requests or content Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.4.60 which fixes this issue.  Note: Existing configurations that access UNC paths will have to configure new directive "UNCList" to allow access during request processing.

Published: 2024-07-01 Last update: 2025-07-01 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2024-38472 is rated High Risk (65/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 90.67%, 100th 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-2024-38472

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 2026-06-08 90.55% 90.67% +0.11%
2 2026-04-27 90.24% 90.55% +0.32%
3 2026-04-21 — 90.24% —

Full EPSS history (57 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-38472

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:H/I:N/A:N 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:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 3.9 3.6 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-38472

OS Trackers for CVE-2024-38472

vendor priority summary link
alpine — CVE-2024-38472: 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-2024-38472
debian unimportant CVE-2024-38472 unimportant 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-2024-38472
gentoo low CVE-2024-38472: 1 GLSA(s) (202409-31), 1 atom(s) (www-servers/apache); latest impact low. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2024-38472
redhat high — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-38472
ubuntu medium CVE-2024-38472 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (apache2), 8 status rows across 8 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, mantic, noble, trusty, upstream, xenial): not-affected 7, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-38472

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-38472

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apache http_server >= 2.4.0, < 2.4.60 cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp ontap 9 cpe:2.3:a:netapp:ontap:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2024-38472

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