Owasp · Owasp Modsecurity Core Rule Set · CVE-2019-11388
**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions**
OWASP ModSecurity Core Rule Set (CRS) versions through 3.1.0
**Description**
An issue was discovered in OWASP ModSecurity Core Rule Set (CRS) that allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (ReDOS) by entering a specially crafted string with nested repetition operators in the "/rules/REQUEST-932-APPLICATION-ATTACK-RCE.conf" API endpoint.
**Recommendations**
For OWASP ModSecurity Core Rule Set (CRS) versions through 3.1.0, as a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the "/rules/REQUEST-932-APPLICATION-ATTACK-RCE.conf" endpoint until a patch is available. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.