1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/modules/proxy/proxy_util.c b/modules/proxy/proxy_util.c
index a63bfcaf63..b4ab3c0d12 100644
--- a/modules/proxy/proxy_util.c
+++ b/modules/proxy/proxy_util.c
@@ -1308,6 +1308,9 @@ PROXY_DECLARE(const char *) ap_proxy_add_worker(proxy_worker **worker,
     if (rv != APR_SUCCESS) {
         return "Unable to parse URL";
     }
+    if (!uri.hostname || !uri.scheme) {
+        return "URL must be absolute!";
+    }
 
     ap_str_tolower(uri.hostname);
     ap_str_tolower(uri.scheme);