ModSecurity is an open source, cross platform web application firewall (WAF) engine for Apache, IIS and Nginx. Prior to 3.0.16, the multipart/form-data request body parser in libmodsecurity silently removes embedded line breaks from non-file form-field values before exporting them to ARGS and ARGS_POST because src/request_body_processor/multipart.cc overwrites reserved bytes in m_reserve instead of appending the current buffer. This creates a parser differential between ModSecurity and backend applications that preserve line breaks in form fields, allowing rules that inspect ARGS or ARGS_POST to miss payloads whose dangerous syntax depends on a line break. This issue is fixed in version 3.0.16.
References
| Link | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/owasp-modsecurity/ModSecurity/commit/875504c2758169c41be1ad2f0cc64d896b7815d7 | Patch |
| https://github.com/owasp-modsecurity/ModSecurity/releases/tag/v3.0.16 | Product Release Notes |
| https://github.com/owasp-modsecurity/ModSecurity/security/advisories/GHSA-rcw9-2f5r-7p88 | Exploit Mitigation Vendor Advisory |
| https://github.com/owasp-modsecurity/ModSecurity/security/advisories/GHSA-rcw9-2f5r-7p88 | Exploit Mitigation Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
History
14 Jul 2026, 20:00
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| References | () https://github.com/owasp-modsecurity/ModSecurity/commit/875504c2758169c41be1ad2f0cc64d896b7815d7 - Patch | |
| References | () https://github.com/owasp-modsecurity/ModSecurity/releases/tag/v3.0.16 - Product, Release Notes | |
| References | () https://github.com/owasp-modsecurity/ModSecurity/security/advisories/GHSA-rcw9-2f5r-7p88 - Exploit, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory | |
| First Time |
Owasp modsecurity
Owasp |
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:owasp:modsecurity:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
13 Jul 2026, 18:16
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| References | () https://github.com/owasp-modsecurity/ModSecurity/security/advisories/GHSA-rcw9-2f5r-7p88 - |
10 Jul 2026, 22:16
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2026-07-10 22:16
Updated : 2026-07-14 20:00
NVD link : CVE-2026-52747
Mitre link : CVE-2026-52747
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-52747
JSON object : View
Products Affected
owasp
- modsecurity
CWE
CWE-180
Incorrect Behavior Order: Validate Before Canonicalize
