4.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2009-5031
Apache ModSecurity Single Quote Injection Vulnerability
Description

ModSecurity before 2.5.11 treats request parameter values containing single quotes as files, which allows remote attackers to bypass filtering rules and perform other attacks such as cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a single quote in a request parameter in the Content-Disposition field of a request with a multipart/form-data Content-Type header.

INFO

Published Date :

July 22, 2012, 4:55 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 12, 2021, 5:24 p.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2009-5031 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Opensuse opensuse
1 Trustwave modsecurity
: Total Affected Vendor : 2 | Products : 2
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2009-5031.

URL Resource
http://blog.ivanristic.com/2012/06/modsecurity-and-modsecurity-core-rule-set-multipart-bypasses.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-08/msg00020.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-08/msg00025.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-08/msg00031.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://mod-security.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/mod-security/m2/branches/2.6.x/CHANGES Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/49576 Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/22/1 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/22/2 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54156 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.suspekt.org/downloads/POC2009-ShockingNewsInPHPExploitation.pdf Third Party Advisory
https://www.modsecurity.org/fisheye/browse/modsecurity/m2/branches/2.5.x/apache2/msc_multipart.c?r2=1419&r1=1366 Broken Link

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2009-5031 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2009-5031 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 12, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://blog.ivanristic.com/2012/06/modsecurity-and-modsecurity-core-rule-set-multipart-bypasses.html No Types Assigned http://blog.ivanristic.com/2012/06/modsecurity-and-modsecurity-core-rule-set-multipart-bypasses.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-08/msg00020.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-08/msg00020.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-08/msg00025.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-08/msg00025.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-08/msg00031.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-08/msg00031.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://mod-security.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/mod-security/m2/branches/2.6.x/CHANGES No Types Assigned http://mod-security.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/mod-security/m2/branches/2.6.x/CHANGES Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/49576 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/49576 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/22/1 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/22/1 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/22/2 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/22/2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54156 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54156 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.suspekt.org/downloads/POC2009-ShockingNewsInPHPExploitation.pdf No Types Assigned http://www.suspekt.org/downloads/POC2009-ShockingNewsInPHPExploitation.pdf Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.modsecurity.org/fisheye/browse/modsecurity/m2/branches/2.5.x/apache2/msc_multipart.c?r2=1419&r1=1366 Exploit, Patch https://www.modsecurity.org/fisheye/browse/modsecurity/m2/branches/2.5.x/apache2/msc_multipart.c?r2=1419&r1=1366 Broken Link
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-20
    Added CWE NIST CWE-79
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:trustwave:modsecurity:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:trustwave:modsecurity:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:trustwave:modsecurity:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:trustwave:modsecurity:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:trustwave:modsecurity:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:trustwave:modsecurity:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:trustwave:modsecurity:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:trustwave:modsecurity:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:trustwave:modsecurity:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:trustwave:modsecurity:2.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:trustwave:modsecurity:2.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:trustwave:modsecurity:2.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:trustwave:modsecurity:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:trustwave:modsecurity:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:trustwave:modsecurity:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:trustwave:modsecurity:2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:trustwave:modsecurity:2.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:trustwave:modsecurity:2.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:trustwave:modsecurity:2.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:trustwave:modsecurity:2.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:trustwave:modsecurity:2.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:trustwave:modsecurity:2.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:trustwave:modsecurity:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.5.10 OR *cpe:2.3:a:trustwave:modsecurity:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.5.11
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Feb. 10, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:modsecurity:modsecurity:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.5.10 OR *cpe:2.3:a:trustwave:modsecurity:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.5.10
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Feb. 10, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:modsecurity:modsecurity:2.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:trustwave:modsecurity:2.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Feb. 10, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:modsecurity:modsecurity:2.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:trustwave:modsecurity:2.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Feb. 10, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:modsecurity:modsecurity:2.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:trustwave:modsecurity:2.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Feb. 10, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:modsecurity:modsecurity:2.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:trustwave:modsecurity:2.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Feb. 10, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:modsecurity:modsecurity:2.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:trustwave:modsecurity:2.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Feb. 10, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:modsecurity:modsecurity:2.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:trustwave:modsecurity:2.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Feb. 10, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:modsecurity:modsecurity:2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:trustwave:modsecurity:2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Feb. 10, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:modsecurity:modsecurity:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:trustwave:modsecurity:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Feb. 10, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:modsecurity:modsecurity:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:trustwave:modsecurity:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Feb. 10, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:modsecurity:modsecurity:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:trustwave:modsecurity:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Feb. 10, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:modsecurity:modsecurity:2.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:trustwave:modsecurity:2.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Feb. 10, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:modsecurity:modsecurity:2.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:trustwave:modsecurity:2.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Feb. 10, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:modsecurity:modsecurity:2.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:trustwave:modsecurity:2.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Feb. 10, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:modsecurity:modsecurity:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:trustwave:modsecurity:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Feb. 10, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:modsecurity:modsecurity:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:trustwave:modsecurity:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Feb. 10, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:modsecurity:modsecurity:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:trustwave:modsecurity:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Feb. 10, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:modsecurity:modsecurity:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:trustwave:modsecurity:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Feb. 10, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:modsecurity:modsecurity:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:trustwave:modsecurity:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Feb. 10, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:modsecurity:modsecurity:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:trustwave:modsecurity:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Feb. 10, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:modsecurity:modsecurity:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:trustwave:modsecurity:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Feb. 10, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:modsecurity:modsecurity:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:trustwave:modsecurity:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Feb. 10, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:modsecurity:modsecurity:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:trustwave:modsecurity:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 23, 2012

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2009-5031 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2009-5031 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.27 }} 0.00%

score

0.62952

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
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