CVE-2019-11388: An issue was discovered in OWASP ModSecurity Core Rule Set (CRS) through 3.1.0. /rules/REQUEST-932-APPLICATION-ATTACK-RCE.conf allows remote attackers to cause…

PriorityP425medium5.3CVSS 3.1

AVNACLPRNUINSUCNINAL

EPSS

1.63%

73.7th percentile

An issue was discovered in OWASP ModSecurity Core Rule Set (CRS) through 3.1.0. /rules/REQUEST-932-APPLICATION-ATTACK-RCE.conf allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (ReDOS) by entering a specially crafted string with nested repetition operators. NOTE: the software maintainer disputes that this is a vulnerability because the issue cannot be exploited via ModSecurity

Affected

2 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
debian	modsecurity-crs	< modsecurity-crs 3.2.0-1 (bookworm)	modsecurity-crs 3.2.0-1 (bookworm)
modsecurity	owasp_modsecurity_core_rule_set	<= 3.1.0	—

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.15.3MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

nvdv2.05.0MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

osv5.3MEDIUM

vendor_debian5.3LOW

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