vulnerability

IBM HTTP Server: CVE-2020-11985: Apache HTTP Server could allow a remote attacker to conduct spoofing attacks, caused by a flaw when using proxying with mod_remoteip and certain mod_rewrite rules.

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Aug 31, 2020
Added
Aug 31, 2020
Modified
Mar 25, 2026

Description

Apache HTTP Server could allow a remote attacker to conduct spoofing attacks, caused by a flaw when using proxying with mod_remoteip and certain mod_rewrite rules. By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to spoof IP address for logging and PHP scripts.

Solutions

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