CVE-2024-40725: Apache HTTP Server: source code disclosure with handlers configured via AddType

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 4.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-07-18 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-668

Description

A partial fix for CVE-2024-39884 in the core of Apache HTTP Server 2.4.61 ignores some use of the legacy content-type based configuration of handlers. "AddType" and similar configuration, under some circumstances where files are requested indirectly, result in source code disclosure of local content. For example, PHP scripts may be served instead of interpreted. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.4.62, which fixes this issue.

Affected products

Apache HTTP Server: 2.4.60, 2.4.61

References

https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html
https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240808-0007/

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