ModSecurity XML External Entity Information Disclosure Vulnerability

BID:58810

Info

ModSecurity XML External Entity Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 58810
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2013-1915
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Mar 28 2013 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 13 2015 09:35PM
Credit: Timur Yunusov and Alexey Osipov of the Positive Technologies Research Team
Vulnerable: SuSE openSUSE 11.4
MandrakeSoft Enterprise Server 5 x86_64
MandrakeSoft Enterprise Server 5
Debian Linux 6.0 sparc
Debian Linux 6.0 s/390
Debian Linux 6.0 powerpc
Debian Linux 6.0 mips
Debian Linux 6.0 ia-64
Debian Linux 6.0 ia-32
Debian Linux 6.0 arm
Debian Linux 6.0 amd64
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

ModSecurity XML External Entity Information Disclosure Vulnerability

ModSecurity is prone to an information-disclosure vulnerability.

An attacker can exploit this issue to gain access to sensitive information; this may lead to further attacks. The attacker may also exploit this issue to cause excessive memory and CPU consumption resulting in denial-of-service conditions.

ModSecurity 2.7.2 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

Exploit / POC

ModSecurity XML External Entity Information Disclosure Vulnerability

An attacker can exploit this issue using readily available tools.

Solution / Fix

ModSecurity XML External Entity Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.


MandrakeSoft Enterprise Server 5 x86_64

MandrakeSoft Enterprise Server 5

Mandriva Business Server 1 X86 64

References

ModSecurity XML External Entity Information Disclosure Vulnerability

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