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CVE-2024-38479

Apache Traffic Server: Cache key plugin is vulnerable to cache poisoning attack

Published: Nov 14, 2024Updated: Nov 3, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-20
NVD MITRE
7.5CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
0.9%
Top 43.9%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Apache Traffic Server. This issue affects Apache Traffic Server: from 8.0.0 through 8.1.11, from 9.0.0 through 9.2.5. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 9.2.6, which fixes the issue, or 10.0.2, which does not have the issue.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:HA:N
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:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-20NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Products

traffic serverapache
On-premWeb App
Web & CMS Plugins
Debian GNU/LinuxСообщество свободного программного обеспечения
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Traffic ServerApache Software Foundation
On-premWeb App
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
Apache Traffic ServerApache Software Foundation
On-premNetwork Device
Networking Infrastructure / load-balancer-proxy
apacheoss-projectUSWeb & CMS Pluginsaka apache http server, apache httpd
сообщество свободного программного обеспеченияoss-projectOperating Systemsaka сообщество свободного программного обеспечения, fsf
apache software foundationoss-projectUSWeb & CMS Pluginsaka apache foundation

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Initial Access
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References

https://lists.apache.org/thread/y15fh6c7kyqvzm0f9odw7c5jh4r4np0y
lists.apache.org
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/02/msg00018.html
lists.debian.org
https://lists.apache.org/thread/y15fh6c7kyqvzm0f9odw7c5jh4r4np0y
lists.apache.org
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Timeline

Published
Nov 14, 2024
Last Updated
Nov 3, 2025

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