# CVE-2022-31813: mod\_proxy X-Forwarded-For dropped by hop-by-hop mechanism

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 2 GitHub repos listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Published: 2022-06-08 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- Apache Software Foundation Apache HTTP Server: from Apache HTTP Server 2.4, through 2.4.53

## Description

Apache HTTP Server 2.4.53 and earlier may not send the X-Forwarded-* headers to the origin server based on client side Connection header hop-by-hop mechanism. This may be used to bypass IP based authentication on the origin server/application.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Apache HTTP Server, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Apache HTTP Server](https://cve.now/tech/apache-httpd.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/06/08/8
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220624-0005/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YPY2BLEVJWFH34AX77ZJPLD2OOBYR6ND/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7QUGG2QZWHTITMABFLVXA4DNYUOTPWYQ/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-20
- https://github.com/dodiorne/cve-2022-31813
- https://github.com/yiliufeng168/CVE-2022-31813

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