Description
SQL injection vulnerability in mysql/mysql-auth.pl in the mod_authnz_external module 3.2.5 and earlier for the Apache HTTP Server allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the user field.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | libapache2-mod-authnz-external | 3.2.4-2.1 | — |
| Debian 13 | libapache2-mod-authnz-external | 3.2.4-2.1 | — |
| Debian 12 | libapache2-mod-authnz-external | 3.2.4-2.1 | — |
| Debian 6.0 | libapache2-mod-authnz-external | 3.2.4-2+squeeze1 | DSA-2279-1 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-2279-1 libapache2-mod-authnz-external - SQL injection Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=633637
- [oss-security] 20110712 CVE id request: apache mod-auth-external mailing-list
- 48653 vdb-entry
- 45240 third-party-advisory
- DSA-2279 vendor-advisory
- modauthexternal-mysqlauth-sql-injection(68799) vdb-entry
- [oss-security] 20110712 Re: CVE id request: apache mod-auth-external mailing-list
- http://code.google.com/p/mod-auth-external/issues/detail?id=5
- http://anders.fix.no/software/#unix