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Coraza 3.0.0 before 3.8.1 WAF Bypass via JSON Key Collision

Type: advisorySources: Official CVE List

Coraza from 3.0.0 before 3.8.1 has a JSON body processor that flattens nested properties into dot-separated ARGS_POST names without escaping literal dots, so distinct properties collide. Unauthenticated attackers can add a later dotted property such as account.role that overwrites a malicious nested value, hiding SQL injection payloads from OWASP CRS rules while backends still receive them.

Products
coraza
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
Not specified
CVEs
CVE-2026-114099
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
1 Nov 2026, 17:16 UTC · Revision 2

Source evidence

Coraza 3.0.0 before 3.8.1 WAF Bypass via JSON Key Collision

core-cve · Original source

Published 21 Oct 2026, 00:37 UTC

Coraza from 3.0.0 before 3.8.1 has a JSON body processor that flattens nested properties into dot-separated ARGS_POST names without escaping literal dots, so distinct properties collide. Unauthenticated attackers can add a later dotted property such as account.role that overwrites a malicious nested value, hiding SQL injection payloads from OWASP CRS rules while backends still receive them.

cve:CVE-2026-114099

coraza

Fixed versions: Not specified

Complete source record
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