CVE-2014-2383 EXPLOIT
6.8
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 39.2% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
dompdf.php in dompdf before 0.6.1, when DOMPDF_ENABLE_PHP is enabled, allows context-dependent attackers to bypass chroot protections and read arbitrary files via a PHP protocol and wrappers in the input_file parameter, as demonstrated by a php://filter/read=convert.base64-encode/resource in the input_file parameter.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.8 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 39.23% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-200 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2014-04-28 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| dompdf | dompdf |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | dompdf 0.6.0 - 'dompdf.php?read' Arbitrary File Read | 2014-04-24 |
References
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Apr/258
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/531912/100/0/threaded
- https://explore.avertium.com/resource/lfi-rfi-escalation-to-rce
- https://github.com/dompdf/dompdf/commit/23a693993299e669306929e3d49a4a1f7b3fb028
- https://www.portcullis-security.com/security-research-and-downloads/security-advisories/cve-2014-2383/
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Apr/258
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/531912/100/0/threaded
- https://explore.avertium.com/resource/lfi-rfi-escalation-to-rce
- https://github.com/dompdf/dompdf/commit/23a693993299e669306929e3d49a4a1f7b3fb028
- https://www.portcullis-security.com/security-research-and-downloads/security-advisories/cve-2014-2383/
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