Description
The OWASP ModSecurity Core Rule Set (CRS) is affected by a response body bypass to sequentially exfiltrate small and undetectable sections of data by repeatedly submitting an HTTP Range header field with a small byte range. A restricted resource, access to which would ordinarily be detected, may be exfiltrated from the backend, despite being protected by a web application firewall that uses CRS. Short subsections of a restricted resource may bypass pattern matching techniques and allow undetected access. The legacy CRS versions 3.0.x and 3.1.x are affected, as well as the currently supported versions 3.2.1 and 3.3.2. Integrators and users are advised to upgrade to 3.2.2 and 3.3.3 respectively and to configure a CRS paranoia level of 3 or higher.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| OWASP | ModSecurity Core Rule Set | 3.0.x, 3.1.x, unspecified – ≤ 3.2.1, unspecified – ≤ 3.3.2 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | modsecurity-crs | 3.3.4-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | modsecurity-crs | 3.3.4-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | modsecurity-crs | 3.3.4-1 | — |
| Debian 11 | modsecurity-crs | 3.3.4-1~deb11u1 | DLA-4265-1 |
| Debian 10 | modsecurity-crs | 3.2.3-0+deb10u3 | DLA-3293-1 |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | modsecurity-crs | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | modsecurity-crs | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | modsecurity-crs | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | modsecurity-crs | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | modsecurity-crs | No fix yet | — |
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | modsecurity-crs | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | modsecurity-crs | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | modsecurity-crs | No fix yet | — |
Advisories 3
- DLA-4265-1 modsecurity-crs - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- DLA-3293-1 modsecurity-crs - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- WID-SEC-2022-1653 Trustwave ModSecurity: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Aug 10, 2025
References
- https://coreruleset.org/20220919/crs-version-3-3-3-and-3-2-2-covering-several-cves/
- FEDORA-2022-90708b46e3 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2022-85a85c84b3 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2022-1fd73a5285 vendor-advisory
- [debian-lts-announce] 20230130 [SECURITY] [DLA 3293-1] modsecurity-crs security update mailing-list
- GLSA-202305-25 vendor-advisory