SQL injection in lighttpd - CVE-2014-2323

Vulnerability details

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.

Affected software

How to mitigate CVE-2014-2323

Links to Public Exploits and PoC-codes

• Exploit #3630 - lighty-sqlinj-demo (CVE-2014-2323 exploit demonstration) (July 29, 2020)

External 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/

Related Security Bulletins

• SQL injection in lighttpd
• SQL injection in lighttpd (Alpine package)
• Amazon Linux AMI update for lighttpd
• Gentoo update for lighttpd
• Multiple vulnerabilities in HP Remote Device Access: Virtual Customer Access System (vCAS)
• Fedora EPEL 6 update for lighttpd
• Fedora EPEL 5 update for lighttpd