CVE-2023-38709

Apache HTTP Server: HTTP response splitting

HIGH
7.3
CVSS Score
Published: April 4, 2024 at 07:19 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:10 AM UTC
7 products affected across 6 vendorsmacOSDebian LinuxFedora

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Severity
HIGH7.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 4%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Faulty input validation in the core of Apache allows malicious or exploitable backend/content generators to split HTTP responses. This issue affects Apache HTTP Server: through 2.4.58.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v ≤ 2.4.58v < 2.4.59
Affected range stops below 2.4.59, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 14.6
Affected range stops below 14.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.3HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
LOW
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-1284

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