HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2004-0700

Mod Ssl vulnerability

CVSS
7.5
EPSS
5.8%
EPSS pct
92th
Exploited
No known
Format string vulnerability in the mod_proxy hook functions function in ssl_engine_log.c in mod_ssl before 2.8.19 for Apache before 1.3.31 may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary messages via format string specifiers in certain log messages for HTTPS that are handled by the ssl_log function.
Affected vendor
Mod Ssl
Affected product
Mod Ssl
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published
2004-07-27

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to confidentiality, partial impact to integrity, partial impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 5.8% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 92% of all scored CVEs.

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  • Confirm whether Mod Ssl Mod Ssl is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
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  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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