CVE-2014-2383
dompdf.php in dompdf before 0.6.1, when DOMPDF_ENABLE_PHP is enabled, allows context-dependent attackers to bypass chroot protections and…
- 6.8MediumCVSS base score
- 39.4%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 1.4% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 2Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
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.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list a Nuclei template and an Exploit-DB entry for it.
Show the exploits2
Nuclei templates1 template
- Dompdf < v0.6.0 - Local File Inclusion (Nuclei template) (opens in a new tab)
http/cves/2014/CVE-2014-2383.yamlSeverity medium
Exploit-DB1 entry
- dompdf 0.6.0 - 'dompdf.php?read' Arbitrary File Read (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 33004webapps, phppublished 24 Apr 2014Verified
Modules, templates and exploits as listed by the Metasploit Framework (BSD-3-Clause), ProjectDiscovery's Nuclei templates (MIT) and the Exploit Database (GPLv2), read once a day. Where the data comes from
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 46 days later
· 46 days later
Published
- 10 years later
· 10 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 39.4% · top 1.4% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.8.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- Packagistdompdf/dompdfGHSA-qr6q-w4gj-3865 (opens in a new tab)
References
5
- https://www.portcullis-security.com/security-research-and-downloads/security-advisories/cve-2014-2383/ (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://github.com/dompdf/dompdf/commit/23a693993299e669306929e3d49a4a1f7b3fb028 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- 20140423 CVE-2014-2383 - Arbitrary file read in dompdf (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_transferred
- 20140423 CVE-2014-2383 - Arbitrary file read in dompdf (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_transferred
- https://explore.avertium.com/resource/lfi-rfi-escalation-to-rce (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2022-5021 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-qr6q-w4gj-3865 (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2014-2383)Record last updated .