CVE-2023-38285 json
Trustwave ModSecurity 3.x before 3.0.10 has Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity.
published 2023-07-26 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also BIT-modsecurity-2023-38285 , BIT-modsecurity2-2023-38285 , EUVD-2023-42105
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.9%
- EPSS 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 59%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Trustwave ModSecurity 3.x before 3.0.10 has Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity.
Patch / fix
- bitnami modsecurity 3.0.10
- bitnami modsecurity2 3.0.10
- owasp modsecurity 3.0.10
- modsecurity Debian 12 3.0.9-1+deb12u1
- modsecurity Debian 14, Debian 13 3.0.10-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2023-38285
- modsecurity Package Hub 15 SP4, openSUSE Leap 15.4 3.0.10-bp154.2.3.1
- modsecurity Package Hub 15 SP5, openSUSE Leap 15.5 3.0.10-bp155.3.3.1
opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2023:0269-1openSUSE-SU-2023:0257-1
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2023-38285 updated cvss 7.5
mod_security: DoS Vulnerability in Four Transformations
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 mod_security, mod_security-mlogc Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 mod_security, mod_security-mlogc Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 mod_security, mod_security-mlogc Red Hat JBoss Core Services mod_security, jbcs-httpd24-mod_security jbcs-httpd24-mod_security Red Hat Software Collections httpd24-mlogc, httpd24-mod_securitynot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction
0.90% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 59% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| OSV | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| bitnami | modsecurity | >=3.0.0, <3.0.10 |
3.0.10 |
| bitnami | modsecurity2 | >=3.0.0, <3.0.10 |
3.0.10 |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-407 Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity
References
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trustwave.com
/en-us/resources/blogs/spiderlabs-blog/modsecurity-v3-dos-vulnerability-in-four-transformations-cve-2023-38285
vendor-advisory, web
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trustwave.com
/en-us/resources/security-resources/software-updates/end-of-sale-and-trustwave-support-for-modsecurity-web-app
product, web
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nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38285
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2023-38285
- NVD CVE-2023-38285
- OSV BIT-modsecurity-2023-38285
- OSV BIT-modsecurity2-2023-38285
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