CVE-2012-4528 is a security bypass vulnerability in the mod_security2 module for Apache HTTP Server, affecting various Fedora and openSUSE distributions. It allows remote attackers to bypass security rules and deliver arbitrary POST data to PHP applications by crafting a multipart request with an invalid part preceding the malicious data. With a CVSS score of 5.0, this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires no authentication, potentially leading to unauthorized data manipulation (integrity impact). While not actively exploited in the wild and lacking Metasploit/Nuclei modules, an ExploitDB entry (EDB-37949) exists, indicating proof-of-concept code availability, though community discussion and media coverage are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:trustwave:modsecurity:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
18CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.