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CVE-2018-11759 — The Apache Web Server (httpd) specific code that normalised the requested path b

The Apache Web Server (httpd) specific code that normalised the requested path before matching it to the URI-worker map in Apache Tomcat JK (mod_jk) Connector 1.2.0 to 1.2.44 did not handle some edge cases correctly. If only a sub-set of the URLs supported by Tomcat were exposed

CVSS
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EPSS
90.65% (top 0.20%)
CWE
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Published
2018-10-31T20:00:00.000Z
Last modified
2024-08-05T08:17:08.977Z
CVSS vector
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01What is this vulnerability?

The Apache Web Server (httpd) specific code that normalised the requested path before matching it to the URI-worker map in Apache Tomcat JK (mod_jk) Connector 1.2.0 to 1.2.44 did not handle some edge cases correctly. If only a sub-set of the URLs supported by Tomcat were exposed via httpd, then it was possible for a specially constructed request to expose application functionality through the…

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
Apache Software FoundationApache Tomcat ConnectorsApache Tomcat JK (mod_jk) Connector 1.2.0 to 1.2.44

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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