CVE-2025-65082
BaseFortify
Publication date: 2025-12-05
Last updated on: 2025-12-10
Assigner: Apache Software Foundation
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| apache | http_server | From 2.4.0 (inc) to 2.4.66 (exc) |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-150 | The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could be interpreted as escape, meta, or control character sequences when they are sent to a downstream component. |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability is an Improper Neutralization of Escape, Meta, or Control Sequences issue in Apache HTTP Server. It occurs because environment variables set via the Apache configuration can unexpectedly override variables that the server calculates for CGI programs, potentially leading to unintended behavior.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
The vulnerability can impact you by allowing environment variables set in the Apache configuration to supersede server-calculated variables for CGI programs, which may lead to security issues such as injection attacks or unexpected execution behavior in CGI scripts.
What immediate steps should I take to mitigate this vulnerability?
Users are recommended to upgrade Apache HTTP Server to version 2.4.66, which fixes the issue.