vulnerability
Ubuntu: (CVE-2020-11985): apache2 vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Aug 7, 2020 | Nov 19, 2024 | Apr 16, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Aug 7, 2020
Added
Nov 19, 2024
Modified
Apr 16, 2026
Description
IP address spoofing when proxying using mod_remoteip and mod_rewrite For configurations using proxying with mod_remoteip and certain mod_rewrite rules, an attacker could spoof their IP address for logging and PHP scripts. Note this issue was fixed in Apache HTTP Server 2.4.24 but was retrospectively allocated a low severity CVE in 2020.
Solution
ubuntu-upgrade-apache2
References
- CVE-2020-11985
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2020-11985
- CWE-345
- EUVD-EUVD-2020-4308
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2020-4308
- https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html
- https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html#CVE-2020-11985
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-11985
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/08/07/2
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