CVE intelligence and bounded remediation
CVE-2017-3167 — Apache Http Server security vulnerability
Critical
CVSS 9.8
In Apache httpd 2.2.x before 2.2.33 and 2.4.x before 2.4.26, use of the ap_get_basic_auth_pw() by third-party modules outside of the authentication phase may lead to authentication requirements being bypassed.
- Severity
- Critical
- CVSS
- 9.8 (3.1)
- Published
- 2017-06-20
- CISA KEV
- Not currently listed
- Ecosystem
- software/application
- Weaknesses
- CWE-287
Affected products
- apache / http_server
- netapp / clustered_data_ontap
- netapp / oncommand_unified_manager
- netapp / storagegrid
- redhat / enterprise_linux_desktop / 6.0
- redhat / enterprise_linux_desktop / 7.0
Matched remediation archetype
Authentication bypass and missing authentication
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Check exposure
- Map every affected endpoint and protocol path, including alternate ports, legacy routes, recovery flows, service accounts, and machine-to-machine access.
- Confirm which deployments enable the affected authentication mode and whether the interface is reachable from untrusted networks.
- Review session, token, credential, and proxy trust configuration without attempting account takeover.
Remediate safely
- Apply the supported fix and centralize fail-closed authentication before protected request handling.
- Remove default or embedded credentials, rotate affected secrets and sessions, and bind authentication decisions to the intended audience and channel.
- Add negative tests for alternate routes, malformed or absent credentials, recovery flows, and proxy-derived identity.
Authoritative sources
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