CVE-2019-11387
An issue was discovered in OWASP ModSecurity Core Rule Set (CRS) through 3.1.0. /rules/REQUEST-942-APPLICATION-ATTACK-SQLI.conf allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (ReDOS) by entering a specially crafted string with nested repetition…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.38%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
An issue was discovered in OWASP ModSecurity Core Rule Set (CRS) through 3.1.0. /rules/REQUEST-942-APPLICATION-ATTACK-SQLI.conf allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (ReDOS) by entering a specially crafted string with nested repetition operators.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- EPSS
- 2.38% probability · 84th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-400
- Affected
- modsecurity/owasp modsecurity core rule set
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 2.4% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://coreruleset.org/20190627/announcement-owasp-modsecurity-core-rule-set-version-3-1-1/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/SpiderLabs/owasp-modsecurity-crs/blob/v3.1/dev/CHANGESRelease Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/SpiderLabs/owasp-modsecurity-crs/issues/1359Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://coreruleset.org/20190627/announcement-owasp-modsecurity-core-rule-set-version-3-1-1/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/SpiderLabs/owasp-modsecurity-crs/blob/v3.1/dev/CHANGESRelease Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/SpiderLabs/owasp-modsecurity-crs/issues/1359Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.