# CVE-2008-2384: SQL injection in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary SQL commands via login requests in Apache's mod-auth-mysql when using specific multibyte character sets.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 22 Jan 2009
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vm9x-63j8-h9j9, RHSA-2009:0259, RHSA-2010:1002

## What is CVE-2008-2384?

CVE-2008-2384 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Jan 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-2384?

It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `mod_auth_mysql` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | All versions | 1:3.0.0-3.2.el5_3 |
| `mod_auth_mysql-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | All versions | 1:3.0.0-3.2.el5_3 |
| `mod_auth_mysql` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 1:3.0.0-3.2.el5_3 |
| `mod_auth_mysql-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 1:3.0.0-3.2.el5_3 |
| `mod_auth_mysql` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 1:3.0.0-11.el6_0.1 |
| `mod_auth_mysql-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 1:3.0.0-11.el6_0.1 |
| `mod_auth_mysql` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 1:3.0.0-11.el6_0.1 |
| `mod_auth_mysql-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 1:3.0.0-11.el6_0.1 |

Products: Joey Schulze Mod Auth Mysql.

## How do I fix CVE-2008-2384?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2008-2384 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-2384 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-2384 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2008-2384 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Jan 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-2384 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-2384/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-2384/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-2384
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2384
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-2384

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