SQL injection vulnerability in mod_auth_mysql.c in the mod-auth-mysql (aka…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- SQL injection
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-89.
Summary
SQL injection vulnerability in mod_auth_mysql.c in the mod-auth-mysql (aka libapache2-mod-auth-mysql) module for the Apache HTTP Server 2.x, when configured to use a multibyte character set that allows a \ (backslash) as part of the character encoding, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via unspecified inputs in a login request.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 60
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:joey_schulze:mod_auth_mysql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Joey Schulze |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0 | Running on | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.9 | Running on | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.28 | Running on | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.28:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.28 beta | Running on | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.28:beta:win32:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.28 beta | Running on | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.32 | Running on | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.32:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.32 beta | Running on | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.32:beta:win32:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.32 beta | Running on | Apache |
- cpe:2.3:a:joey_schulze:mod_auth_mysql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Joey Schulze
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Running on ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.9 Running on ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.28 Running on ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.28:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.28 beta Running on ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.28:beta:win32:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.28 beta Running on ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.32 Running on ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.32:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.32 beta Running on ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.32:beta:win32:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.32 beta Running on ·Apache
Show 50 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.34:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.34 beta | Running on | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.34:beta:win32:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.34 beta | Running on | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.35 | Running on | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.36 | Running on | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.37:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.37 | Running on | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.38:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.38 | Running on | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.39:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.39 | Running on | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.40 | Running on | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.41 | Running on | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.42:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.42 | Running on | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.43:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.43 | Running on | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.44:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.44 | Running on | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.45:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.45 | Running on | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.46:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.46 | Running on | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.46:*:win32:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.46 | Running on | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.47:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.47 | Running on | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.48:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.48 | Running on | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.49:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.49 | Running on | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.50 | Running on | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.51 | Running on | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.52 | Running on | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.53:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.53 | Running on | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.54:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.54 | Running on | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.55:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.55 | Running on | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.56:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.56 | Running on | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.57:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.57 | Running on | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.58:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.58 | Running on | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.58:*:win32:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.58 | Running on | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.59:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.59 | Running on | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.60 | Running on | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.61:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.61 | Running on | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1 | Running on | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1.1 | Running on | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1.2 | Running on | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1.3 | Running on | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1.4 | Running on | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1.5 | Running on | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1.6 | Running on | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1.7 | Running on | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1.8 | Running on | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2 | Running on | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2.0 | Running on | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2.1 | Running on | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2.2 | Running on | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.2.2:*:windows:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2.2 | Running on | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2.3 | Running on | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.2.3:*:windows:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2.3 | Running on | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2.4 | Running on | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2.6 | Running on | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.3.0 | Running on | Apache |
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.34:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.34 beta Running on ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.34:beta:win32:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.34 beta Running on ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.35 Running on ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.36 Running on ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.37:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.37 Running on ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.38:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.38 Running on ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.39:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.39 Running on ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.40 Running on ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.41 Running on ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.42:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.42 Running on ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.43:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.43 Running on ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.44:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.44 Running on ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.45:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.45 Running on ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.46:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.46 Running on ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.46:*:win32:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.46 Running on ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.47:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.47 Running on ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.48:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.48 Running on ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.49:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.49 Running on ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.50 Running on ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.51 Running on ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.52 Running on ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.53:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.53 Running on ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.54:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.54 Running on ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.55:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.55 Running on ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.56:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.56 Running on ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.57:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.57 Running on ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.58:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.58 Running on ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.58:*:win32:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.58 Running on ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.59:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.59 Running on ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.60 Running on ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.61:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.61 Running on ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1 Running on ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.1 Running on ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.2 Running on ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.3 Running on ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.4 Running on ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.5 Running on ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.6 Running on ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.7 Running on ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.8 Running on ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2 Running on ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.0 Running on ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.1 Running on ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.2 Running on ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.2.2:*:windows:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.2 Running on ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.3 Running on ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.2.3:*:windows:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.3 Running on ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.4 Running on ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.6 Running on ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.0 Running on ·Apache
Remediation
Red Hat 2 advisories
- RHSA-2010:1002 Released 2010-12-21 · Red Hat rating Moderatemod_auth_mysql security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) mod_auth_mysql-1:3.0.0-11.el6_0.1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) mod_auth_mysql-1:3.0.0-11.el6_0.1
- RHSA-2009:0259 Released 2009-02-11 · Red Hat rating Moderatemod_auth_mysql security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) mod_auth_mysql-1:3.0.0-3.2.el5_3, mod_auth_mysql-1:3.0.0-3.2.el5_3.i386, mod_auth_mysql-1:3.0.0-3.2.el5_3.ia64 +1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) mod_auth_mysql-1:3.0.0-3.2.el5_3, mod_auth_mysql-1:3.0.0-3.2.el5_3.i386
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) | Fixed | RHSA-2009:0259 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) | Fixed | RHSA-2009:0259 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2010:1002 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2010:1002 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-2384
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vm9x-63j8-h9j9
References
Sources
- CVE-2008-2384 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-2384 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vm9x-63j8-h9j9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2008-2384 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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