CVE-2022-48279

Description

In ModSecurity before 2.9.6 and 3.x before 3.0.8, HTTP multipart requests were incorrectly parsed and could bypass the Web Application Firewall. NOTE: this is related to CVE-2022-39956 but can be considered independent changes to the ModSecurity (C language) codebase.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.27%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/SpiderLabs/ModSecurity/releases/tag/v2.9.6 third party advisory release notes
https://github.com/SpiderLabs/ModSecurity/pull/2797 third party advisory patch
https://github.com/SpiderLabs/ModSecurity/releases/tag/v3.0.8 third party advisory release notes
https://github.com/SpiderLabs/ModSecurity/pull/2795 third party advisory patch
https://coreruleset.org/20220919/crs-version-3-3-3-and-3-2-2-covering-several-cves/ not applicable
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00023.html third party advisory mailing list
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WCH6JM4I4MD4YABYFHSBDDOUFDGIFJKL/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/52TGCZCOHYBDCVWJYNN2PS4QLOHCXWTQ/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SYRTXTOQQI6SB2TLI5QXU76DURSLS4XI/ vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-48279?
CVE-2022-48279 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-48279?
To fix CVE-2022-48279, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2022-48279 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2022-48279 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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