SB2014031402 - SQL injection in lighttpd
Published: March 14, 2014 Updated: July 28, 2020
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) SQL injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-2323)
CWE-ID: CWE-89 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
CVSSv4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL queries in database.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data passed via the host name, related to request_check_hostname. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request to the affected application and execute arbitrary SQL commands within the application database.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to read, delete, modify data in database and gain complete control over the affected application.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://download.lighttpd.net/lighttpd/security/lighttpd_sa_2014_01.txt
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00023.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-04/msg00002.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-04/msg00006.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=141576815022399&w=2
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/561
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/564
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57404
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57514
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2877
- http://www.lighttpd.net/2014/3/12/1.4.35/