High severity · published Jul 26, 2023
CVE-2023-38285
Trustwave ModSecurity 3.x before 3.0.10 has Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity
7.5
CVSS
0.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Trustwave ModSecurity 3.x before 3.0.10 has Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.9% · higher than 59% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MO
Modsecurity · Owasp
3.0.0 before 3.0.10 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38285
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-38285
Vendor Advisory
https://www.trustwave.com/en-us/resources/blogs/spiderlabs-blog/modsecurity-v3-dos-vulnerability-in-four-transformations-cve-2023-38285/
Product
https://www.trustwave.com/en-us/resources/security-resources/software-updates/end-of-sale-and-trustwave-support-for-modsecurity-web-application-firewall/
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