Upstream information
Description
The OWASP core rule set (CRS) is a set of generic attack detection rules for use with compatible web application firewalls. Prior to versions 3.3.10, 4.25.1, and 4.28.0, CRS rules in the 921 (protocol-attack), 930 (LFI), 931 (RFI), 932 (RCE), 933 (PHP), 934 (generic), 941 (XSS), 942 (SQLi), and 943 (session-fixation) families inspect XML request bodies via the XPath expression XML:/*. That expression matches only element text nodes - it does not match XML attribute values. As a result, an attacker who places an attack payload inside an XML attribute (e.g. <a href="javascript:alert(1)=window.name"></a> or <a value="' OR 1=1 --"></a>) bypasses CRS detection entirely. This is verified empirically against a local CRS test instance and against the public CRS sandbox. The bypass affects approximately 159 rules across 9 rule files and applies at every paranoia level (PL1 through PL4), since the variable list is more or less shared across PLs. The 944 (Java) family is the only one that correctly includes XML://@* in addition to XML:/* and is therefore unaffected. This issue has been patched in versions 3.3.10, 4.25.1, and 4.28.0.SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Does not affect SUSE products
This issue is currently rated as having important severity.
| CVSS detail | CNA (GitHub) | SUSE |
|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 7.2 | 7.2 |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| Attack Vector | Network | Network |
| Attack Complexity | Low | Low |
| Privileges Required | None | None |
| User Interaction | None | None |
| Scope | Changed | Changed |
| Confidentiality Impact | Low | Low |
| Integrity Impact | Low | Low |
| Availability Impact | None | None |
| CVSSv3 Version | 3.1 | 3.1 |
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Fri Nov 13 21:47:34 2026CVE page last modified: Fri Nov 13 21:47:34 2026