CVE-2022-39957

Response body bypass in OWASP ModSecurity Core Rule Set via a specialy crafted charset in the HTTP Accept header

Published Sep 20, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 7.3 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The OWASP ModSecurity Core Rule Set (CRS) is affected by a response body bypass. A client can issue an HTTP Accept header field containing an optional "charset" parameter in order to receive the response in an encoded form. Depending on the "charset", this response can not be decoded by the web application firewall. A restricted resource, access to which would ordinarily be detected, may therefore bypass detection. The legacy CRS versions 3.0.x and 3.1.x are affected, as well as the currently supported versions 3.2.1 and 3.3.2. Integrators and users are advised to upgrade to 3.2.2 and 3.3.3 respectively.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

upgrade to 3.2.2 or 3.3.3

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3293-1 modsecurity-crs security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4265-1 modsecurity-crs security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-42401 The OWASP ModSecurity Core Rule Set (CRS) is affected by a response body bypass. A client can issue an HTTP Accept header field containing an optional "charset" parameter in order to receive the response in an encoded form. Depending on the "charset", this response can not be decoded by the web application firewall. A restricted resource, access to which would ordinarily be detected, may therefore bypass detection. The legacy CRS versions 3.0.x and 3.1.x are affected, as well as the currently supported versions 3.2.1 and 3.3.2. Integrators and users are advised to upgrade to 3.2.2 and 3.3.3 respectively.
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Metrics ssvc

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

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
NCSC.ch
Published
Updated
Nov 3, 2025, 7:27 PM
Reserved
Sep 5, 2022, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Sep 20, 2022, 7:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 4:58 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Sep 19, 2022, 12:00 AM