CVE-2024-40725Network attack vector

Source code disclosure via ignored AddType handlers

Published Jul 18, 2024 · Updated Mar 14, 2025

Information disclosure in Apache HTTP Server 2.4.60 through 2.4.61 allows remote attackers to read local source code via indirect requests. The core ignores some legacy content-type-based handler mappings set by AddType and similar directives when an indirect request resolves a file, so script content is served instead of interpreted. Exposure requires such legacy handler configuration and an indirectly requested local file, and the disclosed content can include application source such as PHP scripts.

CVSS severityUnavailable
Unscored
EPSS probability4.17%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Information disclosure in Apache HTTP Server 2.4.60 through 2.4.61 allows remote attackers to read local source code via indirect requests. The core ignores some legacy content-type-based handler mappings set by AddType and similar directives when an indirect request resolves a file, so script content is served instead of interpreted. Exposure requires such legacy handler configuration and an indirectly requested local file, and the disclosed content can include application source such as PHP scripts.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-40725
Published
Jul 18, 2024
Updated
Mar 14, 2025
Vendor
The Apache Software Foundation
Product
Apache HTTP Server
Classifications
CWE-668, T1005
Attack vector
network
Privileges
Unavailable

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 18, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Mar 14, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=2.4.60 <=2.4.61

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesUnavailable in this record.

What is affected?

The Apache Software Foundation · Apache HTTP Serverversion=2.4.60 <=2.4.61

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
PrivilegesUnavailable
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-668Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere
T1005Data from Local System

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