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CVE-2022-48279

mod_security: incorrect parsing of HTTP multipart requests leads to web application firewall bypass

Severity Score

7.5
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Attend
*SSVC
Descriptions

In ModSecurity before 2.9.6 and 3.x before 3.0.8, HTTP multipart requests were incorrectly parsed and could bypass the Web Application Firewall. NOTE: this is related to CVE-2022-39956 but can be considered independent changes to the ModSecurity (C language) codebase.

En ModSecurity anterior a 2.9.6 y 3.x anterior a 3.0.8, las solicitudes HTTP multiparte se analizaban incorrectamente y podían omitir el Firewall de aplicaciones web. NOTA: esto está relacionado con CVE-2022-39956, pero puede considerarse cambios independientes en el código base de ModSecurity (lenguaje C).

A vulnerability was found in ModSecurity. This issue occurs when HTTP multipart requests are incorrectly parsed and could bypass the Web Application Firewall. NOTE: This is related to CVE-2022-39956, but can be considered independent changes to the ModSecurity (C language) codebase.

Red Hat JBoss Core Services is a set of supplementary software for Red Hat JBoss middleware products. This software, such as Apache HTTP Server, is common to multiple JBoss middleware products and packaged under Red Hat JBoss Core Services, to allow for faster distribution of updates and for a more consistent update experience. This release of Red Hat JBoss Core Services Apache HTTP Server 2.4.57 serves as a replacement for Red Hat JBoss Core Services Apache HTTP Server 2.4.51 Service Pack 2, and includes bug fixes and enhancements, which are documented in the Release Notes document linked to in the References. Issues addressed include HTTP response splitting, bypass, integer overflow, out of bounds write, and use-after-free vulnerabilities.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
None
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Attend
Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Tech. Impact
Partial
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2023-01-20 CVE Reserved
  • 2023-01-20 CVE Published
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • 2025-04-03 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-436: Interpretation Conflict
  • CWE-1389: Incorrect Parsing of Numbers with Different Radices
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Trustwave
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Modsecurity
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< 2.9.6
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-
Affected
Trustwave
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Modsecurity
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>= 3.0.0 < 3.0.8
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Affected
Debian
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Debian Linux
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10.0
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Affected