CVE-2018-13065

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Published Jul 3, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 6.1 Medium EPSS 1.3% KEV · Not listed

Description

ModSecurity 3.0.0 has XSS via an onerror attribute of an IMG element. NOTE: a third party has disputed this issue because it may only apply to environments without a Core Rule Set configured

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:owasp:modsecurity:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

No advisories available

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.3% (1.332% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/SpiderLabs/ModSecurity/issues/1829
https://hackings8n.blogspot.com/2018/07/cve-2018-13065-modsecurity-300-has-xss.html
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44970/

History

Jul 3, 2025 9:15 PM First appearance in the feed. Affected versions updated. Affected vendors updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Owasp Owasp modsecurity
CPEs	cpe:2.3:a:trustwave:modsecurity:3.0.0:::::::*	cpe:2.3:a:owasp:modsecurity:3.0.0:::::::*
Vendors & Products	Trustwave Trustwave modsecurity	Owasp Owasp modsecurity

Subscriptions

Owasp Modsecurity

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 8:52 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jul 3, 2018, 11:00 AM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 8:52 AM
Reserved: Jul 2, 2018, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:38 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jul 3, 2018, 12:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:38 AM

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