CVE-2013-5705
CVE-2013-5705 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Trustwave Modsecurity with a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low.
Key facts
- Severity: Medium (CVSS 2.0 base score 5.0)
- EPSS exploit prediction: 3% (84th percentile)
- Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
- Affected product: Trustwave Modsecurity
- Published:
- Last modified:
Description
apache2/modsecurity.c in ModSecurity before 2.7.6 allows remote attackers to bypass rules by using chunked transfer coding with a capitalized Chunked value in the Transfer-Encoding HTTP header.
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2013-5705?
- apache2/modsecurity.c in ModSecurity before 2.7.6 allows remote attackers to bypass rules by using chunked transfer coding with a capitalized Chunked value in the Transfer-Encoding HTTP header.
- How severe is CVE-2013-5705?
- CVE-2013-5705 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0, rated medium severity.
- Is CVE-2013-5705 being actively exploited?
- It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 3% (84th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
- What products are affected by CVE-2013-5705?
- CVE-2013-5705 primarily affects Trustwave Modsecurity. In total, 3 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.
- How do I fix CVE-2013-5705?
- Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.
- When was CVE-2013-5705 published?
- CVE-2013-5705 was published on 2014-04-15 and last updated on 2026-06-16.
References
- http://martin.swende.se/blog/HTTPChunked.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2991
- https://github.com/SpiderLabs/ModSecurity/commit/f8d441cd25172fdfe5b613442fedfc0da3cc333d
Affected products (3)
- cpe:2.3:a:trustwave:modsecurity:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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