CVE-2022-48279: High severity Trustwave ModSecurity vulnerability

Published Jan 20, 2023
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Updated

A vulnerability was found in ModSecurity. This issue occurs when HTTP multipart requests are 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.

Other sources

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.

— Ubuntu

Affected Software

15 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/ModSecurity<2.9.6
2.9.6
redhat/ModSecurity<3.0.8
3.0.8
ubuntu/modsecurity<3.0.8-1
3.0.8-1
ubuntu/modsecurity-apache<2.9.5-1ubuntu0.1~
2.9.5-1ubuntu0.1~
ubuntu/modsecurity-apache<2.9.0-1ubuntu0.1~
2.9.0-1ubuntu0.1~
ubuntu/modsecurity-apache<2.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~
2.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~
ubuntu/modsecurity-apache<2.9.3-1ubuntu0.1
2.9.3-1ubuntu0.1
ubuntu/modsecurity-apache<2.7.7-2ubuntu0.1~
2.7.7-2ubuntu0.1~
ubuntu/modsecurity-apache<2.9.6-1
2.9.6-1
debian/modsecurity<=3.0.3-1+deb10u2, <=3.0.4-2
3.0.9-1+deb12u13.0.12-1
debian/modsecurity-apache<=2.9.3-1+deb10u1, <=2.9.3-3+deb11u1
2.9.3-1+deb10u22.9.3-3+deb11u22.9.7-1
Trustwave ModSecurity<2.9.6
Trustwave ModSecurity>=3.0.0<3.0.8
Debian Debian Linux=10.0
OWASP Modsecurity>=3.0.0<3.0.8

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/modsecurity to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 3.0.8-1
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/modsecurity-apache to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.9.5-1ubuntu0.1~
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/modsecurity-apache to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.9.0-1ubuntu0.1~
  4. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/modsecurity-apache to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~
  5. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/modsecurity-apache to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.9.3-1ubuntu0.1
  6. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/modsecurity-apache to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.7.7-2ubuntu0.1~
  7. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/modsecurity-apache to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.9.6-1
  8. Upgrade

    Upgrade debian/modsecurity to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 3.0.9-1+deb12u1Fixed in 3.0.12-1
  9. Upgrade

    Upgrade debian/modsecurity-apache to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.9.3-1+deb10u2Fixed in 2.9.3-3+deb11u2Fixed in 2.9.7-1
  10. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/ModSecurity to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.9.6
  11. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/ModSecurity to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 3.0.8
  12. Upgrade

    Upgrade ModSecurity to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.9.6
  13. Upgrade

    Upgrade ModSecurity to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 3.0.8

Event History

Jan 20, 2023
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
12:00 AM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Description
Data Sourced
via NVD·07:15 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Jan 24, 2023
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·05:29 AM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Jan 12, 2024
Data Sourced
via Launchpad·12:12 AM
Description

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2022-48279?

CVE-2022-48279 is a vulnerability found in ModSecurity that allows HTTP multipart requests to be incorrectly parsed, bypassing the Web Application Firewall.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2022-48279?

CVE-2022-48279 has a severity rating of 7.5, which is considered high.

3

Which software versions are affected by CVE-2022-48279?

ModSecurity versions before 2.9.6 and 3.x before 3.0.8 are affected by CVE-2022-48279.

4

How can I fix CVE-2022-48279?

To fix CVE-2022-48279, upgrade ModSecurity to version 2.9.6 or 3.0.8 or a later version.

5

Is CVE-2022-48279 related to CVE-2022-39956?

Yes, CVE-2022-48279 is related to CVE-2022-39956, but they can be considered independent changes to the ModSecurity codebase.

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