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CVE-2024-35296

Apache Traffic Server: Invalid Accept-Encoding can force forwarding requests

Published: Jul 26, 2024Updated: Nov 3, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-20
NVD MITRE
8.2CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
1.1%
Top 39.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Invalid Accept-Encoding header can cause Apache Traffic Server to fail cache lookup and force forwarding requests. This issue affects Apache Traffic Server: from 8.0.0 through 8.1.10, from 9.0.0 through 9.2.4. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 8.1.11 or 9.2.5, which fixes the issue.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:HA:L
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:HIntegrity
High
A:LAvailability
Low
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Weaknesses

CWE-20NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Products

traffic serverapache
On-premWeb App
Web & CMS Plugins
Apache Traffic ServerApache Software Foundation
On-premNetwork Device
Networking Infrastructure / load-balancer-proxy
Traffic ServerApache Software Foundation
On-premWeb App
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
apacheoss-projectUSWeb & CMS Pluginsaka apache http server, apache httpd
apache software foundationoss-projectUSWeb & CMS Pluginsaka apache foundation

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
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References

https://lists.apache.org/thread/c4mcmpblgl8kkmyt56t23543gp8v56m0
lists.apache.org
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/09/msg00040.html
lists.debian.org
https://lists.apache.org/thread/c4mcmpblgl8kkmyt56t23543gp8v56m0
lists.apache.org
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Timeline

Published
Jul 26, 2024
Last Updated
Nov 3, 2025

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