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Critical · 9.8 Public exploit CVE-2023-25690 EUVD-2023-29605GHSA-wc6r-9c75-44gq

Apache HTTP Server: HTTP request splitting with mod_rewrite and mod_proxy

Published Mar 7, 2023 · Updated Dec 18, 2025 · Assigned by apache

Description

Some mod_proxy configurations on Apache HTTP Server versions 2.4.0 through 2.4.55 allow a HTTP Request Smuggling attack.

Configurations are affected when mod_proxy is enabled along with some form of RewriteRule
or ProxyPassMatch in which a non-specific pattern matches
some portion of the user-supplied request-target (URL) data and is then
re-inserted into the proxied request-target using variable
substitution. For example, something like:

RewriteEngine on
RewriteRule "^/here/(.*)" "http://example.com:8080/elsewhere?$1"; [P]
ProxyPassReverse /here/ http://example.com:8080/

Request splitting/smuggling could result in bypass of access controls in the proxy server, proxying unintended URLs to existing origin servers, and cache poisoning. Users are recommended to update to at least version 2.4.56 of Apache HTTP Server.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Apache Software Foundation Apache HTTP Server 2.4.0 – ≤ 2.4.55 —

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 apache2 2.4.56-1 —
Debian 13 apache2 2.4.56-1 —
Debian 12 apache2 2.4.56-1 —
Debian 11 apache2 2.4.56-1~deb11u1 DSA-5376-1
Debian 10 apache2 2.4.38-3+deb10u10 DLA-3401-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS apache2 2.4.52-1ubuntu4.4 USN-5942-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS apache2 2.4.41-4ubuntu3.14 USN-5942-1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS apache2 2.4.29-1ubuntu4.27 USN-5942-1
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS apache2 2.4.18-2ubuntu3.17+esm10 USN-5942-2
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS apache2 No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
RHEL 9 httpd +8 2.4.53-7.el9_1.5 RHSA-2023:1670
RHEL 9 mod_http2 1.15.19-3.el9_1.5 RHSA-2023:1670
RHEL 9 mod_ssl +1 1:2.4.53-7.el9_1.5 RHSA-2023:1670
RHEL 8 httpd +6 2.4.37-51.module+el8.7.0+18499+2e106f0b.5 RHSA-2023:1673
RHEL 8 mod_http2 1.15.7-5.module+el8.7.0+18499+2e106f0b.4 RHSA-2023:1673
RHEL 8 mod_md 1:2.0.8-8.module+el8.3.0+6814+67d1e611 RHSA-2023:1673
RHEL 8 mod_ssl +1 1:2.4.37-51.module+el8.7.0+18499+2e106f0b.5 RHSA-2023:1673
RHEL 7 httpd +5 2.4.6-98.el7_9.7 RHSA-2023:1593
RHEL 7 mod_ssl +1 1:2.4.6-98.el7_9.7 RHSA-2023:1593
RHEL 3 httpd24-httpd +5 2.4.34-23.el7.6 RHSA-2023:3292
RHEL 3 httpd24-mod_ssl +1 1:2.4.34-23.el7.6 RHSA-2023:3292
Show 8 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
RHEL 9.0 EUS httpd +7 2.4.51-7.el9_0.4 RHSA-2023:1916
RHEL 9.0 EUS mod_http2 1.15.19-3.el9_0.5 RHSA-2023:1916
RHEL 9.0 EUS mod_ssl +1 1:2.4.51-7.el9_0.4 RHSA-2023:1916
RHEL 8.6 EUS httpd +6 2.4.37-47.module+el8.6.0+18507+843660a1.4 RHSA-2023:1597
RHEL 8.6 EUS mod_http2 1.15.7-5.module+el8.6.0+18506+34b194fb.2 RHSA-2023:1597
RHEL 8.6 EUS mod_md 1:2.0.8-8.module+el8.3.0+6814+67d1e611 RHSA-2023:1597
RHEL 8.6 EUS mod_ssl +1 1:2.4.37-47.module+el8.6.0+18507+843660a1.4 RHSA-2023:1597
RHEL 8.4 EUS httpd +6 2.4.37-39.module+el8.4.0+18509+78723510.6 RHSA-2023:1596
RHEL 8.4 EUS mod_http2 1.15.7-3.module+el8.4.0+18512+9c29e63a.2 RHSA-2023:1596
RHEL 8.4 EUS mod_md 1:2.0.8-8.module+el8.3.0+6814+67d1e611 RHSA-2023:1596
RHEL 8.4 EUS mod_ssl +1 1:2.4.37-39.module+el8.4.0+18509+78723510.6 RHSA-2023:1596
RHEL 8.2 TUS httpd +6 2.4.37-21.module+el8.2.0+18510+68528e70.6 RHSA-2023:1672
RHEL 8.2 TUS mod_http2 1.11.3-3.module+el8.2.0+18513+b6a58d46.3 RHSA-2023:1672
RHEL 8.2 TUS mod_md 1:2.0.8-7.module+el8.2.0+5531+7e4d69a2 RHSA-2023:1672
RHEL 8.2 TUS mod_ssl +1 1:2.4.37-21.module+el8.2.0+18510+68528e70.6 RHSA-2023:1672
RHEL 8.2 E4S httpd +6 2.4.37-21.module+el8.2.0+18510+68528e70.6 RHSA-2023:1672
RHEL 8.2 E4S mod_http2 1.11.3-3.module+el8.2.0+18513+b6a58d46.3 RHSA-2023:1672
RHEL 8.2 E4S mod_md 1:2.0.8-7.module+el8.2.0+5531+7e4d69a2 RHSA-2023:1672
RHEL 8.2 E4S mod_ssl +1 1:2.4.37-21.module+el8.2.0+18510+68528e70.6 RHSA-2023:1672
RHEL 8.2 AUS httpd +6 2.4.37-21.module+el8.2.0+18510+68528e70.6 RHSA-2023:1672
RHEL 8.2 AUS mod_http2 1.11.3-3.module+el8.2.0+18513+b6a58d46.3 RHSA-2023:1672
RHEL 8.2 AUS mod_md 1:2.0.8-7.module+el8.2.0+5531+7e4d69a2 RHSA-2023:1672
RHEL 8.2 AUS mod_ssl +1 1:2.4.37-21.module+el8.2.0+18510+68528e70.6 RHSA-2023:1672
RHEL 8.1 E4S httpd +7 2.4.37-16.module+el8.1.0+18511+ffefe478.6 RHSA-2023:1547
RHEL 8.1 E4S mod_http2 1.11.3-3.module+el8.1.0+18514+ae5f89d3.3 RHSA-2023:1547
RHEL 8.1 E4S mod_ssl +1 1:2.4.37-16.module+el8.1.0+18511+ffefe478.6 RHSA-2023:1547
Red Hat JBoss Core Services 1 jbcs-httpd24-apr-util +8 1.6.1-101.el7jbcs RHSA-2023:3354
Red Hat JBoss Core Services 1 jbcs-httpd24-curl +2 8.0.1-1.el7jbcs RHSA-2023:3354
Red Hat JBoss Core Services 1 jbcs-httpd24-httpd +6 2.4.51-39.el7jbcs RHSA-2023:3354
Red Hat JBoss Core Services 1 jbcs-httpd24-mod_ssl +1 1:2.4.51-39.el7jbcs RHSA-2023:3354
Red Hat JBoss Core Services 1 jbcs-httpd24-openssl +4 1:1.1.1k-14.el7jbcs RHSA-2023:3354

AlmaLinux

Errata ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
AlmaLinux 9 httpd +8 2.4.53-7.el9_1.5 ALSA-2023:1670
AlmaLinux 9 mod_http2 1.15.19-3.el9_1.5 ALSA-2023:1670
AlmaLinux 9 mod_ssl +1 1:2.4.53-7.el9_1.5 ALSA-2023:1670
AlmaLinux 8 httpd +6 2.4.37-51.module_el8.7.0+3515+9e4fe0d6.5 ALSA-2023:1673
AlmaLinux 8 mod_http2 1.15.7-5.module_el8.7.0+3515+9e4fe0d6.4 ALSA-2023:1673
AlmaLinux 8 mod_md 1:2.0.8-8.module_el8.6.0+2872+fe0ff7aa ALSA-2023:1673
AlmaLinux 8 mod_ssl +1 1:2.4.37-51.module_el8.7.0+3515+9e4fe0d6.5 ALSA-2023:1673

Rocky Linux

Errata ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Rocky Linux 9 httpd 2.4.53-7.el9_1.5 RLSA-2023:1670
Rocky Linux 9 mod_http2 1.15.19-3.el9_1.5 RLSA-2023:1670
Rocky Linux 8 httpd 2.4.37-51.module+el8.7.0+1059+126e9251 RLSA-2023:1673
Rocky Linux 8 mod_http2 1.15.7-5.module+el8.6.0+823+f143cee1 RLSA-2023:1673
Rocky Linux 8 mod_md 1:2.0.8-8.module+el8.5.0+695+1fa8055e RLSA-2023:1673
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 15 SP5 apache2 2.4.66-150400.6.57.1 SUSE-SU-2026:2686-1
SLES 15 SP4 apache2 2.4.51-150400.6.11.1 SUSE-SU-2026:2686-1, SUSE-SU-2023:1658-1
SLES 15 SP3 apache2 2.4.51-150200.3.56.1 SUSE-SU-2023:1573-1
SLES 15 SP2 apache2 2.4.51-150200.3.56.1 SUSE-SU-2023:1573-1
SLES 15 SP1 apache2 2.4.33-150000.3.75.1 SUSE-SU-2023:0799-1
Show 22 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 12 SP5 apache2 2.4.51-35.25.1 SUSE-SU-2023:0764-1
SLES 12 SP4 apache2 2.4.23-29.97.1 SUSE-SU-2023:0803-1
SLES 12 SP2 apache2 2.4.23-29.97.1 SUSE-SU-2023:0803-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP5 apache2 2.4.66-150400.6.57.1 SUSE-SU-2026:2686-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP4 apache2 2.4.66-150400.6.57.1 SUSE-SU-2026:2686-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP3 apache2 2.4.51-150200.3.56.1 SUSE-SU-2023:1573-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP2 apache2 2.4.51-150200.3.56.1 SUSE-SU-2023:1573-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP1 apache2 2.4.33-150000.3.75.1 SUSE-SU-2023:0799-1
SLES for SAP 12 SP5 apache2 2.4.51-35.25.1 SUSE-SU-2023:0764-1
SLES for SAP 12 SP4 apache2 2.4.23-29.97.1 SUSE-SU-2023:0803-1
SLE Real Time 15 SP3 apache2 2.4.51-150200.3.56.1 SUSE-SU-2023:1573-1
SLE HPC 15 SP5 apache2 2.4.66-150400.6.57.1 SUSE-SU-2026:2686-1
SLE HPC 15 SP4 apache2 2.4.66-150400.6.57.1 SUSE-SU-2026:2686-1
SLE HPC 15 SP3 apache2 2.4.51-150200.3.56.1 SUSE-SU-2023:1573-1
SLE HPC 15 SP2 apache2 2.4.51-150200.3.56.1 SUSE-SU-2023:1573-1
SLE HPC 15 SP1 apache2 2.4.33-150000.3.75.1 SUSE-SU-2023:0799-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 apache2 2.4.23-29.97.1 SUSE-SU-2023:0803-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9 apache2 2.4.23-29.97.1 SUSE-SU-2023:0803-1
SUSE Manager Server 4.2 apache2 2.4.51-150200.3.56.1 SUSE-SU-2023:1573-1
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2 apache2 2.4.51-150200.3.56.1 SUSE-SU-2023:1573-1
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 apache2 2.4.51-150200.3.56.1 SUSE-SU-2023:1573-1
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7 apache2 2.4.51-150200.3.56.1 SUSE-SU-2023:1573-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Tumbleweed apache2 2.4.56-1.1 openSUSE-SU-2024:12776-1
openSUSE Leap 15.4 apache2 2.4.51-150400.6.11.1 SUSE-SU-2023:1658-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Alpine v3.24 apache2 2.4.56-r0 —
Alpine v3.23 apache2 2.4.56-r0 —
Alpine v3.22 apache2 2.4.56-r0 —
Alpine v3.21 apache2 2.4.56-r0 —
Alpine v3.20 apache2 2.4.56-r0 —
Show 6 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Alpine v3.19 apache2 2.4.56-r0 —
Alpine v3.18 apache2 2.4.56-r0 —
Alpine v3.17 apache2 2.4.56-r0 —
Alpine v3.16 apache2 2.4.56-r0 —
Alpine v3.15 apache2 2.4.56-r0 —
Alpine v3.14 apache2 2.4.56-r0 —

Amazon Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Amazon Linux 2023 httpd +8 2.4.56-1.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2023-136
Amazon Linux 2023 mod_ssl +1 1:2.4.56-1.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2023-136
Amazon Linux 2 httpd +7 2.4.56-1.amzn2 ALAS2-2023-1989
Amazon Linux 2 mod_ssl +1 1:2.4.56-1.amzn2 ALAS2-2023-1989

Azure Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Azure Linux 3 mod_http2 2.0.29-3 —
Azure Linux 2 (CBL-Mariner) httpd 2.4.56-1 —
Azure Linux 2 (CBL-Mariner) mod_http2 No fix yet —

Oracle Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Oracle Linux 9 httpd +8 2.4.53-7.0.1.el9_1.5 ELSA-2023-1670
Oracle Linux 9 mod_http2 1.15.19-3.el9_1.5 ELSA-2023-1670
Oracle Linux 9 mod_ssl +1 1:2.4.53-7.0.1.el9_1.5 ELSA-2023-1670
Oracle Linux 8 httpd +6 2.4.37-51.0.1.module+el8.7.0+21029+de29ba63.5 ELSA-2023-1673
Oracle Linux 8 mod_http2 1.15.7-5.module+el8.7.0+21029+de29ba63.4 ELSA-2023-1673
Oracle Linux 8 mod_md 1:2.0.8-8.module+el8.5.0+20475+4f6a8fd5 ELSA-2023-1673
Oracle Linux 8 mod_ssl +1 1:2.4.37-51.0.1.module+el8.7.0+21029+de29ba63.5 ELSA-2023-1673
Oracle Linux 7 httpd +5 2.4.6-98.0.3.el7_9.7 ELSA-2023-1593
Oracle Linux 7 mod_ssl +1 1:2.4.6-98.0.3.el7_9.7 ELSA-2023-1593

Public exploits

Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.

Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.

GitHub 7 repositories

  • dhmosfunk/CVE-2023-25690-POC ★ 287 · May 22, 2023

    CVE 2023 25690 Proof of concept - mod_proxy vulnerable configuration on Apache HTTP Server versions 2.4.0 - 2.4.55 leads to HTTP Request Smuggling vulnerability.

  • thanhlam-attt/CVE-2023-25690 ★ 4 · Dec 4, 2023
  • oOCyginXOo/CVE-2023-25690-POC ★ 2 · Jun 1, 2025

    CVE 2023 25690 Proof of concept - mod_proxy vulnerable configuration on Apache HTTP Server versions 2.4.0 - 2.4.55 leads to HTTP Request Smuggling vulnerability.

  • Python exploit for CVE-2023-25690 — Apache HTTP Request Smuggling via CRLF injection in mod_rewrite/mod_proxy. Built and tested against TryHackMe's Contrabando box.

  • arnavps/CTF-Web-Exploitation ★ 1 · Apr 5, 2026

    A comprehensive collection of 12 containerized web exploitation challenges covering CVE-2023-25690, WebAuthn bypasses, HTTP/3 smuggling, and advanced XSS/RCE chains

  • Fix URL containing SPACES after Apache upgrade CVE-2023-25690

  • giordy0424/CVE-2023-25690_lab ★ 0 · Jul 16, 2026

    HTTP Request Smuggling lab: Apache 2.4.55 CRLF injection

Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.

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