RHEL 7 : httpd24-httpd (RHSA-2021:3754)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 154019

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update for httpd24-httpd.

Description

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2021:3754 advisory.

- httpd: mod_proxy: SSRF via a crafted request uri-path containing unix: (CVE-2021-40438)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the RHEL httpd24-httpd package based on the guidance in RHSA-2021:3754.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?917b8a87

https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:3754

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2005117

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 154019

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2021-3754.nasl

Version: 1.11

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/12/2021

Updated: 4/28/2024

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 8.1

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-40438

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9

Temporal Score: 8.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:httpd24-httpd, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:httpd24-httpd-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:httpd24-httpd-manual, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:httpd24-httpd-tools, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:httpd24-mod_ldap, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:httpd24-mod_proxy_html, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:httpd24-mod_session, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:httpd24-mod_ssl

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/11/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/16/2021

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 12/15/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-40438

CWE: 918

IAVA: 2021-A-0440-S

RHSA: 2021:3754