Check Point Advisories

Apache HTTP Server Server-Side Request Forgery (CVE-2024-38472)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2024-0707
Date Published:	20 Aug 2024
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Tuesday 20 August, 2024
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2024-38472
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Apache HTTP Server prior to 2.4.60
Vulnerability Description	A server-side request forgery vulnerability exists in Apache HTTP Server. Successful exploitation would allow attackers to create requests on behalf of the vulnerable server.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Apache HTTP Server Server-Side Request Forgery (CVE-2024-38472) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Apache Server Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Apache HTTP Server Server-Side Request Forgery (CVE-2024-38472)