THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2014-0242
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2014-0242

Mod Wsgi vulnerability

CVSS
7.5
EPSS
8.5%
EPSS pct
94th
Exploited
No known
mod_wsgi module before 3.4 for Apache, when used in embedded mode, might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via the Content-Type header which is generated from memory that may have been freed and then overwritten by a separate thread.
Affected vendor
Modwsgi
Affected product
Mod Wsgi
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-200 — Exposure of Sensitive Information
Published
2019-12-09

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality.

Its EPSS score of 8.5% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 94% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2014-0242

  • Confirm whether Modwsgi Mod Wsgi is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2014-0242.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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