CRITICAL

CVE-2021-45468

CVSS v3

9.8

CRITICAL

EPSS Score

36.1%

exploit probability

CISA KEV

No

known exploited

Exploitation

SSVC status

Description

Imperva Web Application Firewall (WAF) before 2021-12-23 allows remote unauthenticated attackers to use "Content-Encoding: gzip" to evade WAF security controls and send malicious HTTP POST requests to web servers behind the WAF.

Technical details

Published
1/14/2022

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-45468?

Imperva Web Application Firewall (WAF) before 2021-12-23 allows remote unauthenticated attackers to use "Content-Encoding: gzip" to evade WAF security controls and send malicious HTTP POST requests to web servers behind the WAF.

Is CVE-2021-45468 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2021-45468 has not been confirmed. The EPSS score is 36.1%, indicating the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2021-45468?

CVE-2021-45468 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity).

Is CVE-2021-45468 affecting your environment?

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