Description
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.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/SpiderLabs/owasp-modsecurity-crs/issues/1359
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://coreruleset.org/20190627/announcement-owasp-modsecurity-core-rule-set-version-3-1-1/
Release Notes, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/SpiderLabs/owasp-modsecurity-crs/blob/v3.1/dev/CHANGES
Scores
CVSS v3
5.3
EPSS
0.0044
EPSS Percentile
63.2%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Details
CWE
CWE-400
Status
published
Products (1)
modsecurity/owasp_modsecurity_core_rule_set
3.0.0 - 3.1.0
Published
Apr 21, 2019
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026