CVE-2025-29914 (CVSS 5.4)

Description

OWASP Coraza WAF is a golang modsecurity compatible web application firewall library. Prior to 3.3.3, if a request is made on an URI starting with //, coraza will set a wrong value in REQUEST_FILENAME. For example, if the URI //bar/uploads/foo.php?a=b is passed to coraza: , REQUEST_FILENAME will be set to /uploads/foo.php. This can lead to a rules bypass. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.3.3.

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CVSS v3.1 Score

5.4

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-706 CWE-706

References

Other References

https://github.com/corazawaf/coraza/commit/4722c9ad0d502abd56b8d6733c6b47eb4111742d https://github.com/corazawaf/coraza/security/advisories/GHSA-q9f5-625g-xm39

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-29914? +

OWASP Coraza WAF is a golang modsecurity compatible web application firewall library. Prior to 3.3.3, if a request is made on an URI starting with //, coraza will set a wrong value in REQUEST_FILENAME. For example, if the URI //bar/uploads/foo.php?a=b is passed to coraza: , REQUEST_FILENAME will be set to /uploads/foo.php. This can lead to a rules bypass. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.3.3. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.4 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2025-29914? +

CVE-2025-29914 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.4 out of 10, rated MEDIUM. This is a medium-severity vulnerability that should be remediated as part of regular maintenance.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2025-29914? +

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