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
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.014 (72.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 73rd percentile — 72.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.014 · change: +0.001
Affected products
- Owasp Modsecurity Core Rule Set — versions 3.2.0
- Debian Linux — versions 10.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/SpiderLabs/owasp-modsecurity-crs/issues/1727 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- github.com/coreruleset/coreruleset/pull/1793 (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00033.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
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.