Vulnerability in Apache Http_server

CVE-2018-17199

In Apache HTTP Server 2.4 release 2.4.37 and prior, mod_session checks the session expiry time before decoding the session. This causes session expiry time to be ignored for mod_session_cookie sessions since the expiry time is loaded when…

EPSS: 0.200 (97.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-17199?
CVE-2018-17199 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Http_server, classified under Session Fixation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-01-30.
How severe is CVE-2018-17199?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-17199 known to be exploited?
19 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.