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CVE-2018-17199 — In Apache HTTP Server 2

In Apache HTTP Server 2.4 release 2.4.37 and prior, mod_session checks the session expiry time before decoding the session. This causes session expiry time to be ignored for mod_session_cookie sessions since the expiry time is loaded when the session is decoded.

CVSS
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EPSS
10.46% (top 6.80%)
CWE
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Published
2019-01-30T22:00:00.000Z
Last modified
2024-09-16T19:35:15.397Z
CVSS vector
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01What is this vulnerability?

In Apache HTTP Server 2.4 release 2.4.37 and prior, mod_session checks the session expiry time before decoding the session. This causes session expiry time to be ignored for mod_session_cookie sessions since the expiry time is loaded when the session is decoded.

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
Apache Software FoundationApache HTTP ServerApache HTTP Server 2.4.0 to 2.4.37

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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