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.
Published: 2023-01-20
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3283-1 modsecurity-apache security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-50981 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6370-1 ModSecurity vulnerabilities
History

Thu, 03 Jul 2025 21:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Owasp
Owasp modsecurity
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:owasp:modsecurity:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Owasp
Owasp modsecurity

Thu, 03 Apr 2025 19:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Subscriptions

Debian Debian Linux
Owasp Modsecurity
Redhat Jboss Core Services
Trustwave Modsecurity
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2025-04-03T18:43:26.152Z

Reserved: 2023-01-20T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-48279

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T15:10:59.557Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-01-20T19:15:17.783

Modified: 2025-07-03T20:59:18.650

Link: CVE-2022-48279

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2023-01-20T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2022-48279 - Bugzilla

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Weaknesses