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.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.3
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade modsecurity-apache | Jul 30, 2024 | Apr 25, 2013 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade mod_security | Dec 10, 2025 | Apr 16, 2013 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade entire to version 0.5.11-0.175.2.0.0.42.0 on Solaris 11.2 | May 29, 2017 | Apr 25, 2013 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade apache2-mod_security2Upgrade sle-sdk-release | Dec 12, 2013 | Apr 25, 2013 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade modsecurity-apacheUpgrade libapache-mod-security | Nov 19, 2024 | Apr 25, 2013 |
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