CVE-2014-8109 Auth bypass in n/a

What is CVE-2014-8109?

CVE-2014-8109 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Apache Http Server, published on 29 Dec 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

mod_lua.c in the mod_lua module in the Apache HTTP Server 2.3.x and 2.4.x through 2.4.10 does not support an httpd configuration in which the same Lua authorization provider is used with different arguments within different contexts, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions in opportunistic circumstances by leveraging multiple Require directives, as demonstrated by a configuration that specifies authorization for one group to access a certain directory, and authorization for a second group to access a second directory.

Weakness: CWE-863

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-8109?

It affects 4 products.

Products include Apache Http Server, Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Oracle Enterprise Manager Ops Center.

How do I fix CVE-2014-8109?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2014-8109 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-8109 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-8109, GHSA-5m8h-wgcr-7x2w, MGASA-2015-0011.