Vulnerability · CVE-2013-5697
SQL injection vulnerability in mod_accounting.c in the mod_accounting module 0.5 and earlier for Apache allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via a Host header.
Published Sep 30, 2013 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · simone tellini mod accounting
Last checked Nov 7, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2013-5697. EPSS is 1.35%. Act only if a listed version of simone tellini mod accounting is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- High7.5
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 1.35%
- Remediation
- Version ranges on file
- Affected products
- cpe simone tellini/mod accounting
SQL injection vulnerability in mod_accounting.c in the mod_accounting module 0.5 and earlier for Apache allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via a Host header.
Are you affected?
Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.
The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.
- cpe simone tellini/mod accounting<= 0.5
How to fix CVE-2013-5697
Upgrade
CVE-2013-5697 lists a fix boundary at 0.5. Compare the installed build with that boundary before you change production.
Version check
Affected <= 0.5
Advisory
Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2013-5697. EPSS is 1.35%. Act only if a listed version of simone tellini mod accounting is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with simone tellini/mod accounting <= 0.5. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-89: SQL Injection. EPSS 1.35%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Sep 30, 2013 · Monitored products — critical
Detected
SQL injection vulnerability in mod_accounting.c in the mod_accounting module 0.5 and earlier for Apache allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via a Host header.
Jun 16, 2026 · Monitored products — critical
Updated
SQL injection vulnerability in mod_accounting.c in the mod_accounting module 0.5 and earlier for Apache allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via a Host header.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2013-5697
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - Monitored products — criticalVendor advisoryCVE-2013-5697
SQL injection vulnerability in mod_accounting.c in the mod_accounting module 0.5 and earlier for Apache allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via a Host header.
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Nov 7, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.
- CVE.orgNov 4, 2026
- Monitored products — criticalNov 4, 2026