SB2025080617 - XSS and information disclosure in ModSecurity
Published: August 6, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025080617
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Unchecked return value (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-54571)
CWE-ID: CWE-252 - Unchecked Return Value
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass implemented security restrictions.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient checks of the return value when handling HTTP requests. A remote attacker can override HTTP response Content-Type header and perform XSS attacks or disclose arbitrary script source code.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.