Fedora 36 update for libmodsecurity



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2021-35368
CWE-ID CWE-693
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Fedora
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

libmodsecurity
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Fedoraproject

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Protection mechanism failure

EUVDB-ID: #VU54495

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 1.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-35368

CWE-ID: CWE-693 - Protection Mechanism Failure

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass implemented security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient implementation of security measures within the default CRS ruleset. An attacker can bypass implemented security restrictions and exploit vulnerabilities in the CMS that is protected with ModSecurity with the OWASP ModSecurity Core Rule Set (CRS).

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 36

libmodsecurity: before 3.0.8-1.fc36

CPE2.3 External links

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2022-afa1e7b6c4


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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