CVE-2023-38285
Publication date 26 July 2023
Last updated 26 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Cvss 3 Severity Score
Description
Trustwave ModSecurity 3.x before 3.0.10 has Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| modsecurity | 26.04 LTS resolute |
Not affected
|
| 24.04 LTS noble |
Needs evaluation
|
|
| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Needs evaluation
|
|
| 20.04 LTS focal |
Needs evaluation
|
|
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
Severity score breakdown
CVSS version: CVSS v3.0
Base score
7.5 · High
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
References
Other references
- https://www.trustwave.com/en-us/resources/blogs/spiderlabs-blog/modsecurity-v3-dos-vulnerability-in-four-transformations-cve-2023-38285/
- https://www.trustwave.com/en-us/resources/security-resources/software-updates/end-of-sale-and-trustwave-support-for-modsecurity-web-application-firewall/
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-38285