XML External Entity (XXE) Vulnerability in ModSecurity before 2.7.3

CVE-2013-1915 · HIGH Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

ModSecurity before 2.7.3 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files, send HTTP requests to intranet servers, or cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via an XML external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, aka an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability.

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