#VU42869 Input validation error in ModSecurity - CVE-2013-1915
Vulnerability identifier: #VU42869
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
ModSecurity
Server applications /
IDS/IPS systems, Firewalls and proxy servers
Vendor: Trustwave
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
ModSecurity before 2.7.3 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files, send HTTP requests to intranet servers, or cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via an XML external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, aka an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability.
Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
ModSecurity: 2.7.0 - 2.7.1
External links
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/101898.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/101911.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/102616.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-08/msg00020.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-08/msg00025.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-08/msg00031.html
https://secunia.com/advisories/52847
https://secunia.com/advisories/52977
https://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2659
https://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:156
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/03/7
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58810
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=947842
https://github.com/SpiderLabs/ModSecurity/blob/master/CHANGES
https://github.com/SpiderLabs/ModSecurity/commit/d4d80b38aa85eccb26e3c61b04d16e8ca5de76fe
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
