Is CVE-2023-38285 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-38285 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-38285?

CVE-2023-38285 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-38285?

CVE-2023-38285 has an EPSS score of 0.77% (51th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-38285?

Upgrade modsecurity on debian 12 to 3.0.9-1+deb12u1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-38285

HIGH

7.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Trustwave ModSecurity 3.x before 3.0.10 has Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity.

CWE-407

How to fix

Remediation Available

modsecurityDebian

Fixed in:3.0.9-1+deb12u1CVE-2023-38285

Fixed in:3.0.10-1CVE-2023-38285

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.77%probability of exploitation in 30 days

51stpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 51% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

trustwave.com

Product1

trustwave.com

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