CVE-2018-16384 describes a SQL injection bypass vulnerability affecting OWASP ModSecurity Core Rule Set (CRS) versions up to 3.1.0-rc3. This flaw allows attackers to bypass CRS protections using a specific syntax ({`a`b}) to execute SQL statements. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable with low attack complexity, potentially leading to high confidentiality impact. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:owasp:owasp_modsecurity_core_rule_set:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:owasp:owasp_modsecurity_core_rule_set:3.1.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:owasp:owasp_modsecurity_core_rule_set:3.1.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.