CVE-2025-54571 | BDVDB-2026-288506 Detail
owasp-modsecurityModSecurity
Description#
ModSecurity is an open source, cross platform web application firewall (WAF) engine for Apache, IIS and Nginx. In versions 2.9.11 and below, an attacker can override the HTTP response’s Content-Type, which could lead to several issues depending on the HTTP scenario. For example, we have demonstrated the potential for XSS and arbitrary script source code disclosure in the latest version of mod_security2. This issue is fixed in version 2.9.12.
Impact#
Per CVSS v4.0: confidentiality impact low, integrity impact none, availability impact none. Attack vector: network.
Weaknesses#
- CWE-252 Unchecked Return Value
References#
- https://github.com/owasp-modsecurity/ModSecurity/security/advisories/GHSA-cg44-9m43-3f9v
- https://github.com/owasp-modsecurity/ModSecurity/issues/2514
- https://github.com/owasp-modsecurity/ModSecurity/commit/6d7e8eb18f2d7d368fb8e29516fcdeaeb8d349b8
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/09/msg00008.html
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.