High severity · published Sep 3, 2018
CVE-2018-16384
A SQL injection bypass (aka PL1 bypass) exists in OWASP ModSecurity Core Rule Set (owasp-modsecurity-crs) through v3.1.0-rc3 via {`a`b} where a is a special function name (such as…
7.5
CVSS
1.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A SQL injection bypass (aka PL1 bypass) exists in OWASP ModSecurity Core Rule Set (owasp-modsecurity-crs) through v3.1.0-rc3 via {`a`b} where a is a special function name (such as "if") and b is the SQL statement to be executed.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.7% · higher than 77% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
OM
Owasp Modsecurity Core Rule Set · Owasp
through 3.0.2; 3.1.0; 3.1.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16384
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-16384
Exploit
https://github.com/SpiderLabs/owasp-modsecurity-crs/issues/1167
lists.debian.org
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00033.html
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