2.4.18 shipped with an updated mod_lua , allowing administrators to write configuration and hook logic in Lua rather than C. This offered powerful dynamic configuration options that were previously difficult to implement.
Apache 2.4.18 is vulnerable to numerous post-release CVEs. Below are critical examples in 2.4.18 but resolved in later 2.4.x releases:
Some of the notable new features in Apache 2.4.18 include: