CVE-2021-35368Network attack vector

WAF bypass via trailing path confusion

Published Nov 5, 2021 · Updated Aug 4, 2024

Request-body bypass in OWASP CRS 3.0.x, 3.1.0 through 3.1.1, 3.2.0, and 3.3.0 allows remote attackers to evade WAF inspection. The Drupal exclusion package omits its phase-one skip, while rules 9001180, 9001182, and 9001184 disable body access when a URI merely ends in a Drupal path pattern. A backend that ignores appended path information then processes the uninspected body, exposing any vulnerability reachable through that request handler without CRS filtering.

CVSS severity9.8
Critical
EPSS probability2.73%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Request-body bypass in OWASP CRS 3.0.x, 3.1.0 through 3.1.1, 3.2.0, and 3.3.0 allows remote attackers to evade WAF inspection. The Drupal exclusion package omits its phase-one skip, while rules 9001180, 9001182, and 9001184 disable body access when a URI merely ends in a Drupal path pattern. A backend that ignores appended path information then processes the uninspected body, exposing any vulnerability reachable through that request handler without CRS filtering.

The record

CVE
CVE-2021-35368
Published
Nov 5, 2021
Updated
Aug 4, 2024
Vendor
Unknown vendor
Product
Unknown product
Classifications
CWE-863, T1562.001
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Nov 5, 2021CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 4, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

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Published CVSS scores

7.5NIST National Vulnerability DatabaseAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
9.8NIST National Vulnerability DatabaseCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-863Incorrect Authorization
T1562.001Impair Defenses: Disable or Modify Tools

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