CVE-2020-11985
mediumpriority · track · 23OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.070 · 94 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
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affected products (20)
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advisories (2)
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- WID-SEC-W-2024-3319Apache HTTP Server: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2020-08-09csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Apache HTTP Server ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode mit den Rechten des Dienstes auszuführen, seine Adresse zu spoofen, Informationen offenzulegen oder einen Denial of Service zu verursachen.
- BIT-apache-2020-119852024-03-06vendor · osvUS
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.
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references (56)
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- http://www.nsfocus.net/vulndb/48702cnnvd
- https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.htmlPatchcnnvd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r03ee478b3dda3e381fd6189366fa7af97c980d2f602846eef935277d@%3Ccvs.cnnvd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r09bb998baee74a2c316446bd1a41ae7f8d7049d09d9ff991471e8775@%3Ccvs.cnnvd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3c5c3104813c1c5508b55564b66546933079250a46ce50eee90b2e36@%3Ccvs.cnnvd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r476d175be0aaf4a17680ef98c5153b4d336eaef76fb2224cc94c463a@%3Ccvs.cnnvd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r76142b8c5119df2178be7c2dba88fde552eedeec37ea993dfce68d1d@%3Ccvs.cnnvd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9f93cf6dde308d42a9c807784e8102600d0397f5f834890708bf6920@%3Ccvs.cnnvd
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