# CVE-2024-38472: Apache HTTP Server on WIndows UNC SSRF

- Exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-07-01
- CVSS: 7.5 HIGH (v3.1)
- EPSS: 69.5% (99th percentile)
- CWE: CWE-918

SSRF in Apache HTTP Server on Windows allows to potentially leak NTLM hashes to a malicious server via SSRF and malicious requests or content 
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.4.60 which fixes this issue.  Note: Existing configurations that access UNC paths will have to configure new directive "UNCList" to allow access during request processing.

## Edge WAF coverage (claimed by vendors, not measured)

| Vendor | Status | First rule | Days after publication |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cloudflare | Before feed history | — | — |
| AWS | No public claim | — | — |
| Microsoft Azure | No public claim | — | — |
| Google Cloud | No public claim | — | — |
| Fastly | Before feed history | — | — |
| F5 | Rule published | 2024-09-17 | 78 |
| Akamai | No public source | — | — |
| OWASP CRS | No public claim | — | — |

### F5

- 2024-09-17 · new · rule 200014039
  > Added: signature 200014039 "Apache Windows UNC-based SSRF" (Abuse of Functionality, risk High), systems: Apache. References: CVE-2024-38472.
  Source: https://docs.cloud.f5.com/docs-v2/platform/changelogs/security-details-changelog
- 2026-09-16 · updated · rule 200014039
  > Updated: signature 200014039 "Apache Windows UNC-based SSRF" (Abuse of Functionality, risk High), systems: Apache. References: CVE-2024-38472.
  Source: https://docs.cloud.f5.com/docs-v2/platform/changelogs/security-details-changelog

## Our test (measured)

- OWASP Core Rule Set 4.25.0, paranoia level 1, anomaly threshold 5, default CRS settings: passed (0 of 1 requests blocked), template CVE-2024-38472, 2026-11-02
- OWASP Core Rule Set 4.25.0, paranoia level 2, anomaly threshold 5, default CRS settings: passed (0 of 1 requests blocked), template CVE-2024-38472, 2026-11-02

"No public claim" means no vendor statement names this CVE; "Before feed history" means the CVE is older than the vendor feed. In both cases generic rules may still block it.

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