Vulnerability in Trustwave Modsecurity

CVE-2009-1903

The PDF XSS protection feature in ModSecurity before 2.5.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Apache httpd crash) via a request for a PDF file that does not use the GET method.

EPSS: 0.030 (86.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

  • cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, Third Party Advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_OSVDB, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
  • cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, Third Party Advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Broken Link)
  • cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
  • cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2009-1903?
CVE-2009-1903 is a vulnerability in Trustwave Modsecurity. Published 2009-06-03.
Is CVE-2009-1903 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.