WAF bypass of the ModSecurity v3 release line
Published Jan 30, 2024
8.6
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.69%
Description
ModSecurity / libModSecurity 3.0.0 to 3.0.11 is affected by a WAF bypass for path-based payloads submitted via specially crafted request URLs. ModSecurity v3 decodes percent-encoded characters present in request URLs before it separates the URL path component from the optional query string component. This results in an impedance mismatch versus RFC compliant back-end applications. The vulnerability hides an attack payload in the path component of the URL from WAF rules inspecting it. A back-end may be vulnerable if it uses the path component of request URLs to construct queries. Integrators and users are advised to upgrade to 3.0.12. The ModSecurity v2 release line is not affected by this vulnerability.
Affected products
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- Version 3.0.0StatusaffectedConstraints<=3.0.11
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
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| OWASP ModSecurity | ModSecurity | unaffected |
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- ≥ 3.0.0 · < 3.0.12
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Remediation
Vendor solution
Upgrade to ModSecurity 3.0.12.
References (4)
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2024-16796 Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/34KDQNZE2RS3CWFG5654LNHKXXDPIW5I/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/K6ZGABPJK2JPVH2JDFHZ5LQLWGONUH7V/
- https://owasp.org/www-project-modsecurity/tab_cves#cve-2024-1019-2024-01-30 PatchVendor Advisory
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