CVE-2022-39958

Response body bypass in OWASP ModSecurity Core Rule Set via repeated HTTP Range header submission with a small byte range

Published Sep 20, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 1.2% KEV · Not listed
Description
The OWASP ModSecurity Core Rule Set (CRS) is affected by a response body bypass to sequentially exfiltrate small and undetectable sections of data by repeatedly submitting an HTTP Range header field with a small byte range. A restricted resource, access to which would ordinarily be detected, may be exfiltrated from the backend, despite being protected by a web application firewall that uses CRS. Short subsections of a restricted resource may bypass pattern matching techniques and allow undetected access. 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 and to configure a CRS paranoia level of 3 or higher.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

upgrade to 3.2.2 or 3.3.3 and configure a CRS paranoia level of 3 or higher.

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-2022-42402 The OWASP ModSecurity Core Rule Set (CRS) is affected by a response body bypass to sequentially exfiltrate small and undetectable sections of data by repeatedly submitting an HTTP Range header field with a small byte range. A restricted resource, access to which would ordinarily be detected, may be exfiltrated from the backend, despite being protected by a web application firewall that uses CRS. Short subsections of a restricted resource may bypass pattern matching techniques and allow undetected access. 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 and to configure a CRS paranoia level of 3 or higher.
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{'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