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TI-2023-19686 Aliases CVE-2023-38285GHSA-wf6m-89q7-h9jh

Trustwave ModSecurity 3.x before 3.0.10 has Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity.

Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-407Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-407.

Summary

Trustwave ModSecurity 3.x before 3.0.10 has Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00898 59th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:owasp:modsecurity:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.0 to before 3.0.10Vulnerableowasp-modsecurity
  • cpe:2.3:a:owasp:modsecurity:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.0 to before 3.0.10 Vulnerable ·owasp-modsecurity

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 5 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
  • Red Hat JBoss Core Services
  • Red Hat Software Collections

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-38285
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wf6m-89q7-h9jh

References

Advisory 1

Other 1

  • TI-2026-37865 ModSecurity: Multipart form-data parser silently strips embedded line breaks from… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
  • TI-2026-30581 ModSecurity: Unsigned integer underflow in @verifySSN / @verifyCPF / @verifySVNR operators CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.2
  • TI-2026-23748 libModSecurity3 denial of service via segfault when using t:hexDecode on single-character query strings CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.2
  • TI-2025-31022 ModSecurity has possible DoS vulnerability in sanitiseArg action CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2025-34348 ModSecurity's Insufficient Return Value Handling can Lead to XSS and Source Code Disclosure CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
  • TI-2024-00942 WAF bypass of the ModSecurity v3 release line CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
See all 14 →

Sources

This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. Sources and licences