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CVE-2018-16384

No exploitation reported by the sources we read.

  • Published2018-09-03
  • WeaknessCWE-89

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Description

A SQL injection bypass (aka PL1 bypass) exists in OWASP ModSecurity Core Rule Set (owasp-modsecurity-crs) through v3.1.0-rc3 via {`a`b} where a is a special function name (such as "if") and b is the SQL statement to be executed.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2018-09-0302:29CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD
Owasp owasp modsecurity core rule set
BranchAffectedFixed in
3.0≤ 3.0.2no fix published
3.1= 3.1.0no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • apache-mod_security-crsMageia:9all versions · fixed in 3.3.5-1.mga9
  • modsecurity-crsUbuntu:26.10all versions · no fixed version listed
  • modsecurity-crsUbuntu:26.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • modsecurity-crsUbuntu:25.10all versions · no fixed version listed
  • modsecurity-crsUbuntu:24.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • modsecurity-crsUbuntu:22.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • modsecurity-crsUbuntu:20.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • modsecurity-crsUbuntu:18.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed

5 more package ranges on OSV.dev

Full record on NVD

Fix

No fix published by the sources we read yet. NVD record

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Published
2018-09-03
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-8r55-w857-fcgj

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-16384?

A SQL injection bypass (aka PL1 bypass) exists in OWASP ModSecurity Core Rule Set (owasp-modsecurity-crs) through v3.1.0-rc3 via {`a`b} where a is a special function name (such as "if") and b is the SQL statement to be executed.

Is CVE-2018-16384 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2018-16384 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 1.7% on 2026-11-08, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-16384?

CVE-2018-16384 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

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