CVE-2014-2323

Exp

SQL injection vulnerability in mod_mysql_vhost.c in lighttpd before 1.4.35 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the host name, related to request_check_hostname.

Published: 2014-03-14 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2014-2323 is rated High Exploit Risk (89.7/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 61.67%, 99th percentile). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2014-2323

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-2323

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-18 60.80% 61.67% +0.87%
2 2026-06-15 91.04% 60.80% -30.24%
3 2026-05-29 — 91.04% —

Full EPSS history (57 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-2323

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 5.9 [email protected]
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-2323

OS Trackers for CVE-2014-2323

vendor priority summary link
alpine — CVE-2014-2323: 1 source package rows (lighttpd); 5 state rows across 5 repos (3.19-main, 3.20-main, 3.21-main, 3.22-main, edge-main); fixed 0, open 5. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2014-2323
debian not yet assigned CVE-2014-2323 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (lighttpd), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-2323
gentoo high CVE-2014-2323: 1 GLSA(s) (201406-10), 1 atom(s) (www-servers/lighttpd); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2014-2323
ubuntu medium CVE-2014-2323 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (lighttpd), 15 status rows across 15 suites (artful, bionic, cosmic, lucid, precise, quantal, saucy, trusty, upstream, utopic, vivid, wily, xenial, yakkety, zesty): not-affected 8, ignored 5, released 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-2323

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-2323

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
lighttpd lighttpd < 1.4.35 cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 6.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 8.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensuse opensuse 11.4 cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensuse opensuse 12.3 cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensuse opensuse 13.1 cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse linux_enterprise_high_availability_extension 11 cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_high_availability_extension:11:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse linux_enterprise_software_development_kit 11 cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:11:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-2323

URL Tags
http://download.lighttpd.net/lighttpd/security/lighttpd_sa_2014_01.txt Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN37417423/index.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00023.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-04/msg00002.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-04/msg00006.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=141576815022399&w=2 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/561 Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/564 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/57404 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/57514 Broken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2877 Third Party Advisory
http://www.lighttpd.net/2014/3/12/1.4.35/ Patch Vendor Advisory
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