HTTP response splitting in the core of Apache HTTP Server allows an attacker who can manipulate the Content-Type response headers of applications hosted or proxied by the server can split the HTTP response.

This vulnerability was described as CVE-2023-38709 but the patch included in Apache HTTP Server 2.4.59 did not address the issue.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.4.64, which fixes this issue.

Related CVEs

CVE-2024-42516

Key Information

GHSA ID

GHSA-5j7h-7m92-jgh4

Published

July 10, 2025 6:31 PM

Last Modified

July 15, 2025 9:31 PM

CVSS Score

7.5 /10

Primary Ecosystem

Unknown

Primary Package

Unknown

GitHub Reviewed

✗ No

Dataset

Last updated: September 9, 2025 6:37 AM

Data from GitHub Advisory Database. This information is provided for research and educational purposes.