Description
ModSecurity before 2.7.3 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files, send HTTP requests to intranet servers, or cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via an XML external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, aka an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 7.5/10
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/101898.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/101911.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/102616.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-08/msg00020.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-08/msg00025.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-08/msg00031.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/52847Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/52977Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2659Third Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:156Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/03/7Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58810Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=947842Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/SpiderLabs/ModSecurity/blob/master/CHANGESRelease Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/SpiderLabs/ModSecurity/commit/d4d80b38aa85eccb26e3c61b04d16e8ca5de76fePatch, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/101898.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/101911.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/102616.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-08/msg00020.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-08/msg00025.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-08/msg00031.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/52847Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/52977Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2659Third Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:156Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/03/7Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58810Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=947842Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/SpiderLabs/ModSecurity/blob/master/CHANGESRelease Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/SpiderLabs/ModSecurity/commit/d4d80b38aa85eccb26e3c61b04d16e8ca5de76fePatch, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Apr 25, 2013
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified