CVE-2012-4528
mediumpriority · track · 34EPSS 0.124 · 96 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
The mod_security2 module before 2.7.0 for the Apache HTTP Server allows remote attackers to bypass rules, and deliver arbitrary POST data to a PHP application, via a multipart request in which an invalid part precedes the crafted data.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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exploits (1)
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- EDB-37949ModSecurity - 'POST' Security Bypassfunctional · exploit_db
affected products (6)
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also known as (3)
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sources
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references (31)
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- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/093011.htmlcnnvd
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-08/msg00020.htmlcnnvd
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-08/msg00025.htmlcnnvd
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-08/msg00031.htmlcnnvd
- http://mod-security.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/mod-security/m2/branches/2.7.x/CHANGEScnnvd
- http://mod-security.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/mod-security/m2/trunk/apache2/msc_multipart.c?sortby=date&r1=2081&r2=2080&pathrev=2081cnnvd
- http://mod-security.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/mod-security?view=revision&sortby=date&revision=2081cnnvd
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Oct/113cnnvd
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