7.5
HIGH
CVE-2022-48279
Apache ModSecurity Multipart Request Parsing Bypass Vulnerability
Description

In ModSecurity before 2.9.6 and 3.x before 3.0.8, HTTP multipart requests were incorrectly parsed and could bypass the Web Application Firewall. NOTE: this is related to CVE-2022-39956 but can be considered independent changes to the ModSecurity (C language) codebase.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 20, 2023, 7:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 3:56 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2022-48279 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 Debian debian_linux
1 Trustwave modsecurity

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2022-48279 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
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WCH6JM4I4MD4YABYFHSBDDOUFDGIFJKL/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/52TGCZCOHYBDCVWJYNN2PS4QLOHCXWTQ/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SYRTXTOQQI6SB2TLI5QXU76DURSLS4XI/ [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/SYRTXTOQQI6SB2TLI5QXU76DURSLS4XI/
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/WCH6JM4I4MD4YABYFHSBDDOUFDGIFJKL/
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/52TGCZCOHYBDCVWJYNN2PS4QLOHCXWTQ/
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 08, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-269 CWE-436
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 22, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/SYRTXTOQQI6SB2TLI5QXU76DURSLS4XI/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/WCH6JM4I4MD4YABYFHSBDDOUFDGIFJKL/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/52TGCZCOHYBDCVWJYNN2PS4QLOHCXWTQ/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 02, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://coreruleset.org/20220919/crs-version-3-3-3-and-3-2-2-covering-several-cves/ No Types Assigned https://coreruleset.org/20220919/crs-version-3-3-3-and-3-2-2-covering-several-cves/ Not Applicable
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/SpiderLabs/ModSecurity/pull/2795 No Types Assigned https://github.com/SpiderLabs/ModSecurity/pull/2795 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/SpiderLabs/ModSecurity/pull/2797 No Types Assigned https://github.com/SpiderLabs/ModSecurity/pull/2797 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/SpiderLabs/ModSecurity/releases/tag/v2.9.6 No Types Assigned https://github.com/SpiderLabs/ModSecurity/releases/tag/v2.9.6 Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/SpiderLabs/ModSecurity/releases/tag/v3.0.8 No Types Assigned https://github.com/SpiderLabs/ModSecurity/releases/tag/v3.0.8 Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00023.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00023.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-269
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:trustwave:modsecurity:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.9.6 *cpe:2.3:a:trustwave:modsecurity:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.0.0 up to (excluding) 3.0.8
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 26, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00023.html [No Types Assigned]
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

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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-2022-48279 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.20 }} -0.00%

score

0.58590

percentile

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