CVE-2007-1359

ModSecurity <2.1.0 - Auth Bypass

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Interpretation conflict in ModSecurity (mod_security) 2.1.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass request rules via application/x-www-form-urlencoded POST data that contains an ASCIIZ (0x00) byte, which mod_security treats as a terminator even though it is still processed as normal data by some HTTP parsers including PHP 5.2.0, and possibly parsers in Perl, and Python.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Stefan Esser · textremotemultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3425

References (15)

Core 15
Core References
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2115
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32872
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0868
Exploit, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://www.php-security.org/MOPB/BONUS-12-2007.html
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/25316
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2109/references
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/24373
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/31087
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200705-17.xml
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/31113
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22831
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/32778

Scores

EPSS 0.2350
EPSS Percentile 96.0%

Details

Status published
Products (7)
mod_security/mod_security 1.7
mod_security/mod_security 1.7.1
mod_security/mod_security 1.7.2
mod_security/mod_security 1.7.4
mod_security/mod_security 1.7.5
mod_security/mod_security 1.9.4
mod_security/mod_security 2.1
Published Mar 08, 2007
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026