CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2013-1915

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

Published: Apr 25, 2013 | Modified: Apr 11, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM

ModSecurity before 2.7.3 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files, send HTTP requests to intranet servers, or cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via an XML external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, aka an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability.

Weakness

The product processes an XML document that can contain XML entities with URIs that resolve to documents outside of the intended sphere of control, causing the product to embed incorrect documents into its output.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Modsecurity Trustwave * 2.7.3 (excluding)
Libapache-mod-security Ubuntu lucid *
Libapache-mod-security Ubuntu oneiric *
Libapache-mod-security Ubuntu upstream *
Modsecurity-apache Ubuntu devel *
Modsecurity-apache Ubuntu esm-apps/xenial *
Modsecurity-apache Ubuntu esm-infra-legacy/trusty *
Modsecurity-apache Ubuntu oneiric *
Modsecurity-apache Ubuntu precise *
Modsecurity-apache Ubuntu quantal *
Modsecurity-apache Ubuntu raring *
Modsecurity-apache Ubuntu saucy *
Modsecurity-apache Ubuntu trusty *
Modsecurity-apache Ubuntu trusty/esm *
Modsecurity-apache Ubuntu upstream *
Modsecurity-apache Ubuntu utopic *
Modsecurity-apache Ubuntu vivid *
Modsecurity-apache Ubuntu wily *
Modsecurity-apache Ubuntu xenial *
Modsecurity-apache Ubuntu yakkety *
Modsecurity-apache Ubuntu zesty *

Potential Mitigations

References