CVE-2025-52891 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting ModSecurity WAF versions 2.9.8 through 2.9.10. An attacker can trigger a segmentation fault by sending an XML request containing an empty tag, provided SecParseXmlIntoArgs is enabled. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and high impact on availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owasp-Modsecurity | ModSecurity | >= 2.9.8, < 2.9.11CNA affected |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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