CVE-2019-11390

MEDIUM
5.3
CVSS Score
Published: April 21, 2019 at 01:16 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:12 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorOwasp Modsecurity Core Rule Set

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Severity
MEDIUM5.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%

Description

An issue was discovered in OWASP ModSecurity Core Rule Set (CRS) through 3.1.0. /rules/REQUEST-933-APPLICATION-ATTACK-PHP.conf allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (ReDOS) by entering a specially crafted string with set_error_handler# at the beginning and nested repetition operators. NOTE: the software maintainer disputes that this is a vulnerability because the issue cannot be exploited via ModSecurity

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (2)

x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/SpiderLabs/owasp-modsecurity-crs/issues/1358
x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/SpiderLabs/owasp-modsecurity-crs/issues/1372

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
LOW
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-400

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