CVE-2020-11985
moderate-risk
Published 2020-08-07
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.
Do I need to act?
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15.3% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 85% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.3/10
Medium
NETWORK
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (1)
Affected Vendors
References (32)
Vendor Advisory
https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html
Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202008-04
Vendor Advisory
https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html
and 12 more references
39
/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity
21/34 · High
Exploitability
13/34 · Low
Exposure
5/34 · Minimal