SB2013040301 - Fedora EPEL 6 update for mod_security
Published: April 3, 2013 Updated: April 24, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2013040301
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-1915)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.