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NTAP-20240808-0007 — CVE-2024-40725 Apache HTTP Server Vulnerability in NetApp Products

Published 2024-08-08 · Updated 2025-04-04 · Status: Final · Exploitation: Public · Severity: MEDIUM 5.3 · ONTAP affected: Yes

Official advisory: NTAP-20240808-0007 on security.netapp.com ↗. Affected versions, fixed releases, and workarounds live there — this page is a summary.

Product family: ONTAP  |  ONTAP-relevant  |  highest CVSS: 5.3

CVEs in this advisory

What the CVE records say

CVE-2024-40725 — A partial fix for CVE-2024-39884 in the core of Apache HTTP Server 2.4.61 ignores some use of the legacy content-type based configuration of handlers. "AddType" and similar configuration, under some circumstances where files are requested indirectly, result in source code disclosure of local content. For example, PHP scripts may be served instead of interpreted. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.4.62, which fixes this issue.

Impact

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to disclosure of sensitive information. <br><br> ONTAP 9: Affected only in releases that are fixed for the CVE IDs covered under NTAP-20240712-0001 (CONTAP-269357) but not fixed for CVE-2024-40725 (CONTAP-282170). This list is currently 9.12.1P16, 9.14.1P8, 9.15.1P3 and 9.16.1RC1.

Affected products

Official fixes

References

What to do

  1. Check the affected products listed above against the official advisory's affected-versions table — that is where the exact ONTAP 9 release, ONTAP tool, or management product versions are named.
  2. If affected and a fixed release exists, plan the upgrade — see the ONTAP upgrade runbook.
  3. If exploitation is listed as "active", treat remediation as urgent and review exposure (management LIFs, ONTAP S3, SnapMirror endpoints).
  4. Harden in parallel: security hardening baseline and ransomware protection on ONTAP.

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