Vulnerability · Published Jul 26, 2023 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2023-38285
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the modsecurity package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.9% (higher than 60% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.9%top 40.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Trustwave ModSecurity 3.x before 3.0.10 has Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | modsecurity | 3.0.9-1+deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-38285 |
| Debian:13 | modsecurity | 3.0.10-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-38285 |
| Debian:14 | modsecurity | 3.0.10-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-38285 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | modsecurity | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-38285 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | modsecurity | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-38285 |