CVE-2023-24021
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.5 High
- Published
- Jan 20, 2023
- Updated
- Apr 2, 2025
- Reserved
- Jan 20, 2023
Description
Incorrect handling of '\0' bytes in file uploads in ModSecurity before 2.9.7 may allow for Web Application Firewall bypasses and buffer over-reads on the Web Application Firewall when executing rules that read the FILES_TMP_CONTENT collection.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.5 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N | CISA-ADP |
Weaknesses
- CWE-170 Improper Null Termination
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- https://github.com/SpiderLabs/ModSecurity/releases/tag/v2.9.7
- https://github.com/SpiderLabs/ModSecurity/pull/2857
- https://github.com/SpiderLabs/ModSecurity/pull/2857/commits/4324f0ac59f8225aa44bc5034df60dbeccd1d334
- [debian-lts-announce] 20230126 [SECURITY] [DLA 3283-1] modsecurity-apache security updatemailing-list
- FEDORA-2023-8aa264d5c5vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2023-09f0496e60vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2023-bc61f7a145vendor-advisory
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