CVE-2017-3167

critical

Published 2017-06-20 · Modified 2026-05-13

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CVSS v3

9.8

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

9.8

Description

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.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

97%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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OS impact

macOS Affected 1 release

Version	Status	Fixed in
—	Affected	`10.13.1`

Red Hat Affected 9 releases

Version	Status	Fixed in
7.7	Affected	—
7.6	Affected	—
7.5	Affected	—
7.4	Affected	—
7.3	Affected	—
7.2	Affected	—
7.0	Affected	—
6.7	Affected	—
6.0	Affected	—

SUSE Affected 1 release

Version	Status	Fixed in
—	Affected	—

Debian Mixed 7 releases

Version	Status	Fixed in
trixie	Fixed	`2.4.25-4`
sid	Fixed	`2.4.25-4`
forky	Fixed	`2.4.25-4`
bullseye	Fixed	`2.4.25-4`
bookworm	Fixed	`2.4.25-4`
9.0	Affected	—
8.0	Affected	—

Arch Fixed 1 release

Version	Status	Fixed in
—	Fixed	`2.4.26-1`

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
apache	http_server	`{"startIncluding":"2.2.0","endExcluding":"2.2.33"}`	`2.2.33`
netapp	clustered_data_ontap	`-`
netapp	oncommand_unified_manager	`-`
netapp	storagegrid	`-`
redhat	jboss_core_services	`1.0`
oracle	secure_global_desktop	`5.3`
apache	http_server	`{"startIncluding":"2.4.0","endExcluding":"2.4.26"}`	`2.4.26`

References

CWEs

CWE-287

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.