# CVE-2014-2324: Path traversal in n/a

> Remote attackers can read arbitrary files on lighttpd servers via directory traversal in the host name header.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 14 Mar 2014
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2014-2324, GHSA-mvq4-g5jc-x2wr, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-2324

## What is CVE-2014-2324?

CVE-2014-2324 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 14 Mar 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in (1) mod_evhost and (2) mod_simple_vhost in lighttpd before 1.4.35 allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the host name, related to request_check_hostname.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-2324?

It affects 6 products.


Products: Contec Sv-Cpt-Mc310 Firmware, Debian Debian Linux, Lighttpd Lighttpd, Opensuse Opensuse, Suse Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension, Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-2324?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2014-2324 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-2324 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- Simple uc httpd exploit made with py3.. this exploit was written from CVE-2014-2324 (github_poc): https://github.com/sp4c30x1/uc_httpd_exploit

## Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux

- [CVE-2022-29303](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-29303/): SolarView Compact Command Injection (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2022-31374](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-31374/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-20658](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-20658/): SolarView Compact SV-CPT-MC310 prior to Ver.6.5 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary OS commands with the web server privilege via unspecified vectors. (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-27514](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-27514/): Command injection in SolarView Compact (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-27518](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-27518/): Memory corruption in SolarView Compact (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-2324 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-2324 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 14 Mar 2014. 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-2014-2324 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Debian Debian Linux. 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-2014-2324/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-2324/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-2324
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-2324
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-2324

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