Apache HTTP Server up to 2.4.29 HTTP Digest Authentication Challenge HTTP Requests improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Apache HTTP Server up to 2.4.29. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component HTTP Digest Authentication Challenge Handler. The manipulation as part of HTTP Requests leads to improper authentication. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2018-1312. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apache HTTP Server up to 2.4.29 (Web Server) and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component HTTP Digest Authentication Challenge Handler. The manipulation as part of a HTTP Requests leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

In Apache httpd 2.2.0 to 2.4.29, when generating an HTTP Digest authentication challenge, the nonce sent to prevent reply attacks was not correctly generated using a pseudo-random seed. In a cluster of servers using a common Digest authentication configuration, HTTP requests could be replayed across servers by an attacker without detection.

The bug was discovered 03/21/2018. The weakness was released 03/26/2018 (oss-sec). The advisory is shared at openwall.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-1312 since 12/07/2017. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 5 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 109598 (SUSE SLES12 Security Update : apache2 (SUSE-SU-2018:1161-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 197112 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Apache2 Vulnerabilities (USN-3627-1)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (109598) and SecurityFocus (BID 103524†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-103521, VDB-108939, VDB-115057 and VDB-115038. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

• Web Server

Vendor

• Apache

Name

• HTTP Server

Version

• 2.4.0
• 2.4.1
• 2.4.2
• 2.4.3
• 2.4.4
• 2.4.5
• 2.4.6
• 2.4.7
• 2.4.8
• 2.4.9
• 2.4.10
• 2.4.11
• 2.4.12
• 2.4.13
• 2.4.14
• 2.4.15
• 2.4.16
• 2.4.17
• 2.4.18
• 2.4.19
• 2.4.20
• 2.4.21
• 2.4.22
• 2.4.23
• 2.4.24
• 2.4.25
• 2.4.26
• 2.4.27
• 2.4.28
• 2.4.29

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.apache.org/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.4

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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NVD Base Score: 9.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 109598
Nessus Name: SUSE SLES12 Security Update : apache2 (SUSE-SU-2018:1161-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 866622
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 4164-1 (apache2 - security update)
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

12/07/2017 🔍
03/21/2018 +104 days 🔍
03/21/2018 +0 days 🔍
03/26/2018 +5 days 🔍
03/26/2018 +0 days 🔍
03/27/2018 +1 days 🔍
05/07/2018 +41 days 🔍
05/08/2018 +1 days 🔍
02/24/2023 +1753 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apache.org

Advisory: RHSA-2018:3558
Researcher: Nicolas Daniels
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2018-1312 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-1312
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-115061

OVAL: 🔍

SecurityFocus: 103524 - Apache HTTP Server CVE-2018-1312 Remote Security Bypass Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1040571

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/27/2018 11:07
Updated: 02/24/2023 10:31
Changes: 03/27/2018 11:07 (78), 01/16/2020 20:21 (5), 02/06/2021 08:44 (3), 02/06/2021 08:50 (1), 02/24/2023 10:31 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:3AD:103

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