Resource exhaustion in Modsecurity Owasp Core Rule Set

CVE-2019-11387

An issue was discovered in OWASP ModSecurity Core Rule Set (CRS) through 3.1.0. /rules/REQUEST-942-APPLICATION-ATTACK-SQLI.conf allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (ReDOS) by entering a specially crafted string with nested repetition operators.

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

EPSS: 0.024 (82.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-11387?
CVE-2019-11387 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Modsecurity Owasp Core Rule Set, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2019-04-21.
How severe is CVE-2019-11387?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.