CVE-2024-47252 | Apache HTTP Server: mod_ssl error log variable escaping

Insufficient escaping of user-supplied data in mod_ssl in Apache HTTP Server 2.4.63 and earlier allows an untrusted SSL/TLS client to insert escape characters into log files in some configurations. In a logging configuration where CustomLog is used with "%{varname}x" or "%{varname}c" to log variables provided by mod_ssl such as SSL_TLS_SNI, no escaping is performed by either mod_log_config or mod_ssl and unsanitized data provided by the client may appear in log files.

Published: 2025-07-10 Last update: 2025-11-04 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2024-47252 is rated Moderate Risk (55.1/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.65%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-47252

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 2026-06-05 0.50% 0.65% +0.15%
2 2026-06-03 0.65% 0.50% -0.15%
3 2026-05-06 0.65%

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-47252

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-2024-47252

OS Trackers for CVE-2024-47252

vendor priority summary link
alpine CVE-2024-47252: 1 source package rows (apache2); 5 state rows across 5 repos (3.19-main, 3.20-main, 3.21-main, 3.22-main, edge-main); fixed 5, open 0. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2024-47252
debian not yet assigned CVE-2024-47252 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-2024-47252
redhat medium https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-47252
suse medium https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-47252/
ubuntu medium CVE-2024-47252 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (apache2), 9 status rows across 9 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): released 8, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-47252

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-47252

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apache http_server >= 2.4.0, < 2.4.64 cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2024-47252

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