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CVE-2013-1915

Published: Apr 25, 2013Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-611
NVD MITRE
7.5CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
4.2%
Top 10.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:PI:PA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

CWE-611

Affected Products

n/an/a
modsecuritytrustwave
Mixed
Security Products / vuln-mgmt-scanner
opensuseopensuse
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
fedorafedoraproject
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
debian linuxdebian
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
trustwavecommercialUSSecurity Products
opensuseoss-projectDEOperating Systemsaka opensuse
fedoraprojectoss-projectUSOperating Systemsaka fedora project
debianoss-projectGBOperating Systemsaka debian gnu/linux

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Collection
Initial Access
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References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-08/msg00031.html
lists.opensuse.org
https://github.com/SpiderLabs/ModSecurity/commit/d4d80b38aa85eccb26e3c61b04d16e8ca5de76fe
github.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-08/msg00020.html
lists.opensuse.org
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Timeline

Published
Apr 25, 2013
Last Updated
Apr 29, 2026

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