CVE-2023-40586

go package github.com/corazawaf/coraza is vulnerable to denial of service

Published Aug 25, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
OWASP Coraza WAF is a golang modsecurity compatible web application firewall library. Due to the misuse of `log.Fatalf`, the application using coraza crashed after receiving crafted requests from attackers. The application will immediately crash after receiving a malicious request that triggers an error in `mime.ParseMediaType`. This issue was patched in version 3.0.1.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-1768 OWASP Coraza WAF is a golang modsecurity compatible web application firewall library. Due to the misuse of `log.Fatalf`, the application using coraza crashed after receiving crafted requests from attackers. The application will immediately crash after receiving a malicious request that triggers an error in `mime.ParseMediaType`. This issue was patched in version 3.0.1.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-c2pj-v37r-2p6h Coraza has potential denial of service vulnerability
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{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Oct 2, 2024, 2:41 PM
Reserved
Aug 16, 2023, 6:24 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 25, 2023, 9:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 6:18 AM