SQL Injection in Owasp Modsecurity Core Rule Set

CVE-2020-22669

Modsecurity owasp-modsecurity-crs 3.2.0 (Paranoia level at PL1) has a SQL injection bypass vulnerability. Attackers can use the comment characters and variable assignments in the SQL syntax to bypass Modsecurity WAF protection and implement SQL injection attacks on Web applications.

Vulnerability class: SQL Injection

EPSS: 0.013 (68.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-22669?
CVE-2020-22669 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Owasp Modsecurity Core Rule Set, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-09-02.
How severe is CVE-2020-22669?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-22669 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.