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Apache mod_security update: Cross-site scripting risk

published 1 year ago

Summary

Apache mod_security is a security plugin for web servers. A security update is available to fix a vulnerability that could allow an attacker to inject malicious code into web pages. This could potentially lead to unauthorized access to sensitive information or actions. We recommend updating mod_security to the latest version.

What to do

Update redhat mod_security to version 0:2.9.2-9.el8_6.1.
Update redhat mod_security-debuginfo to version 0:2.9.2-9.el8_6.1.
Update redhat mod_security-debugsource to version 0:2.9.2-9.el8_6.1.
Update redhat mod_security-mlogc to version 0:2.9.2-9.el8_6.1.
Update redhat mod_security-mlogc-debuginfo to version 0:2.9.2-9.el8_6.1.

Affected software

Ecosystem	Vendor	Product	Affected versions
Red Hat:rhel_aus:8.6::appstream	redhat	mod_security	< 0:2.9.2-9.el8_6.1 Fix: upgrade to 0:2.9.2-9.el8_6.1
Red Hat:rhel_aus:8.6::appstream	redhat	mod_security-debuginfo	< 0:2.9.2-9.el8_6.1 Fix: upgrade to 0:2.9.2-9.el8_6.1
Red Hat:rhel_aus:8.6::appstream	redhat	mod_security-debugsource	< 0:2.9.2-9.el8_6.1 Fix: upgrade to 0:2.9.2-9.el8_6.1
Red Hat:rhel_aus:8.6::appstream	redhat	mod_security-mlogc	< 0:2.9.2-9.el8_6.1 Fix: upgrade to 0:2.9.2-9.el8_6.1
Red Hat:rhel_aus:8.6::appstream	redhat	mod_security-mlogc-debuginfo	< 0:2.9.2-9.el8_6.1 Fix: upgrade to 0:2.9.2-9.el8_6.1
Red Hat:rhel_e4s:8.6::appstream	redhat	mod_security	< 0:2.9.2-9.el8_6.1 Fix: upgrade to 0:2.9.2-9.el8_6.1
Red Hat:rhel_e4s:8.6::appstream	redhat	mod_security-debuginfo	< 0:2.9.2-9.el8_6.1 Fix: upgrade to 0:2.9.2-9.el8_6.1
Red Hat:rhel_e4s:8.6::appstream	redhat	mod_security-debugsource	< 0:2.9.2-9.el8_6.1 Fix: upgrade to 0:2.9.2-9.el8_6.1
Red Hat:rhel_e4s:8.6::appstream	redhat	mod_security-mlogc	< 0:2.9.2-9.el8_6.1 Fix: upgrade to 0:2.9.2-9.el8_6.1
Red Hat:rhel_e4s:8.6::appstream	redhat	mod_security-mlogc-debuginfo	< 0:2.9.2-9.el8_6.1 Fix: upgrade to 0:2.9.2-9.el8_6.1
Red Hat:rhel_tus:8.6::appstream	redhat	mod_security	< 0:2.9.2-9.el8_6.1 Fix: upgrade to 0:2.9.2-9.el8_6.1
Red Hat:rhel_tus:8.6::appstream	redhat	mod_security-debuginfo	< 0:2.9.2-9.el8_6.1 Fix: upgrade to 0:2.9.2-9.el8_6.1
Red Hat:rhel_tus:8.6::appstream	redhat	mod_security-debugsource	< 0:2.9.2-9.el8_6.1 Fix: upgrade to 0:2.9.2-9.el8_6.1
Red Hat:rhel_tus:8.6::appstream	redhat	mod_security-mlogc	< 0:2.9.2-9.el8_6.1 Fix: upgrade to 0:2.9.2-9.el8_6.1
Red Hat:rhel_tus:8.6::appstream	redhat	mod_security-mlogc-debuginfo	< 0:2.9.2-9.el8_6.1 Fix: upgrade to 0:2.9.2-9.el8_6.1

Original advisory text

Red Hat Security Advisory: mod_security security update

References

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:8605 Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2367903 Third Party Advisory
https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2025/rhsa-2025_8605.j... Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-47947 Third Party Advisory
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-47947 Vendor Advisory
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-47947 Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/owasp-modsecurity/ModSecurity/pull/3389 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/owasp-modsecurity/ModSecurity/security/advisories/GHSA-859r-v... Third Party Advisory

Fix within

Internet-facing 14 days

Internal 60 days

Not known to be exploited
Can be exploited automatically (estimated)
Gives an attacker partial control (estimated)

Severity

7.5 High

Timeline

Published6 Jun 2025

Updated12 Jul 2026

First seen12 Jul 2026

Sources

RHSA-2025:8605 · OSV

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