Apache HTTP Server up to 2.4.53 r:wsread information disclosure

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A vulnerability has been found in Apache HTTP Server up to 2.4.53 and classified as problematic. This affects the function r:wsread. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2022-30556. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

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A vulnerability was found in Apache HTTP Server up to 2.4.53 (Web Server) and classified as problematic. This issue affects the function r:wsread. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality.

The weakness was presented 06/09/2022. The advisory is shared at openwall.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-30556 since 05/11/2022. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 247826 (TencentOS Server 2: httpd (TSSA-2025:0526)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 2.4.54 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at httpd.apache.org.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (247826). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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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
• 2.4.30
• 2.4.31
• 2.4.32
• 2.4.33
• 2.4.34
• 2.4.35
• 2.4.36
• 2.4.37
• 2.4.38
• 2.4.39
• 2.4.40
• 2.4.41
• 2.4.42
• 2.4.43
• 2.4.44
• 2.4.45
• 2.4.46
• 2.4.47
• 2.4.48
• 2.4.49
• 2.4.50
• 2.4.51
• 2.4.52
• 2.4.53

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.apache.org/

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