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CVE-2019-11388
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.3
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2019-04-21T02:29:00.287 · Last modified 2026-06-17T02:12:49.663

Summary

An issue was discovered in OWASP ModSecurity Core Rule Set (CRS) through 3.1.0. /rules/REQUEST-932-APPLICATION-ATTACK-RCE.conf allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (ReDOS) by entering a specially crafted string with nested repetition operators. NOTE: the software maintainer disputes that this is a vulnerability because the issue cannot be exploited via ModSecurity

Affected products

modsecurity — owasp_modsecurity_core_rule_set

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