CVE-2026-33691
The OWASP core rule set (CRS) is a set of generic attack detection rules for use with compatible web application firewalls. Prior to version
CVSS
6.8
Medium
EPSS
3.6%
p88
KEV
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Exploit Today
27
0-100
Published: Apr 2, 2026 · Last modified: Jul 24, 2026 · CWE-178
The OWASP core rule set (CRS) is a set of generic attack detection rules for use with compatible web application firewalls. Prior to versions 3.3.9 and 4.25.0, a bypass was identified in OWASP CRS that allows uploading files with dangerous extensions (.php, .phar, .jsp, .jspx) by inserting whitespace padding in the filename (e.g. photo. php or shell.jsp ). The affected rules do not normalize whitespace before evaluating the file extension regex, so the dot-extension check fails to match. This issue has been patched in versions 3.3.9 and 4.25.0.
- github.comhttps://github.com/coreruleset/coreruleset/commit/2a8c63512811c5dd74472becebb79a783e68ff02
- github.comhttps://github.com/coreruleset/coreruleset/pull/4546
- github.comhttps://github.com/coreruleset/coreruleset/pull/4547
- github.comhttps://github.com/coreruleset/coreruleset/pull/4548
- github.comhttps://github.com/coreruleset/coreruleset/releases/tag/v3.3.9
- github.comhttps://github.com/coreruleset/coreruleset/releases/tag/v4.25.0
- github.comhttps://github.com/coreruleset/coreruleset/security/advisories/GHSA-rw5f-9w43-gv2w
- seclists.orghttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2026/Apr/0
- www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/03/29/2
- www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/18/4