CVE-2019-11387

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Published Apr 21, 2019 CVSS 3.1 · 5.3 Medium EPSS 2.4% KEV · Not listed

Description

An issue was discovered in OWASP ModSecurity Core Rule Set (CRS) through 3.1.0. /rules/REQUEST-942-APPLICATION-ATTACK-SQLI.conf allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (ReDOS) by entering a specially crafted string with nested repetition operators.

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

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:modsecurity:owasp_modsecurity_core_rule_set:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2019-3065	An issue was discovered in OWASP ModSecurity Core Rule Set (CRS) through 3.1.0. /rules/REQUEST-942-APPLICATION-ATTACK-SQLI.conf allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (ReDOS) by entering a specially crafted string with nested repetition operators.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.4% (2.375% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://coreruleset.org/20190627/announcement-owasp-modsecurity-core-rule-set-version-3-1-1/
https://github.com/SpiderLabs/owasp-modsecurity-crs/blob/v3.1/dev/CHANGES
https://github.com/SpiderLabs/owasp-modsecurity-crs/issues/1359

History

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Subscriptions

Modsecurity Owasp Modsecurity Core Rule Set

Weaknesses

CWE-400

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 10:48 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Apr 21, 2019, 1:14 AM
Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 10:48 PM
Reserved: Apr 20, 2019, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 2:12 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Apr 21, 2019, 2:29 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 2:12 AM

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