What is CVE-2008-2384?

CVE-2008-2384 is a vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server, classified under SQL Injection. Published 2009-01-22.

Is CVE-2008-2384 known to be exploited?

4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

SQL Injection in Apache HTTP Server

CVE-2008-2384

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.

Vulnerability class: SQL Injection

Published 2009-01-22 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.019 (78.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 78th percentile — 78.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.019 · newest: 0.019 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Apache HTTP Server — versions 2.0, 2.0.9, 2.0.28
Joey Schulze Mod Auth MySQL

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-89 — SQL Injection

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/01/21/10 (mailing-list)
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0259.html (vendor-advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48163 (vdb-entry)
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-February/053899.html (vendor-advisory)
klecker.debian.org/~white/mod-auth-mysql/CVE-2008-2384_mod-auth-mysql.patch (Patch)
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0367 (vdb-entry)
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-February/053903.html (vendor-advisory)
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi
secunia.com/advisories/33627 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
secunia.com/advisories/43302 (third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2008-2384?: CVE-2008-2384 is a vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server, classified under SQL Injection. Published 2009-01-22.
Is CVE-2008-2384 known to be exploited?: 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.