CVE-2009-5031

Medium

Description

ModSecurity before 2.5.11 treats request parameter values containing single quotes as files, which allows remote attackers to bypass filtering rules and perform other attacks such as cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a single quote in a request parameter in the Content-Disposition field of a request with a multipart/form-data Content-Type header.

SeverityMedium
CVSS4.3
Exploit probability—
ProductTrustwave Modsecurity
PublishedJul 22, 2012
First seenJul 22, 2012

How to fix

Update
  • trustwave modsecurity2.5.11 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
trustwave modsecurityv < 2.5.112.5.11
opensuse opensuse11.4, 12.2, 12.3—

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CVE-2009-5031 · Trustwave Modsecurity · Dark Radar