A typo in the administrator permission check in the ACL Manager plugin (plugins/acl/ajax.php) in DokuWiki before 2009-12-25b allows remote a
A typo in the administrator permission check in the ACL Manager plugin (plugins/acl/ajax.php) in DokuWiki before 2009-12-25b allows remote attackers to gain privileges and access closed wikis by editing current ACL statements, as demonstrated in the wild in January 2010.
- Published
- Feb 15, 2010
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 10.7% · 96th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-264
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Report tools
Action score
33
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 3 / 30 · 10.7%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| dokuwiki | dokuwiki | cpe:2.3:a:dokuwiki:dokuwiki |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- dokuwiki dokuwikiup to release_2009-02-14 inclusive
- dokuwiki dokuwiki2004-07-04
- dokuwiki dokuwiki2004-07-07
- dokuwiki dokuwiki2004-07-12
- dokuwiki dokuwiki2004-07-21
- dokuwiki dokuwiki2004-07-25
- dokuwiki dokuwiki2004-08-08
- dokuwiki dokuwiki2004-08-15a
- dokuwiki dokuwiki2004-08-22
- dokuwiki dokuwiki2004-09-12
- dokuwiki dokuwiki2004-09-25
- dokuwiki dokuwiki2004-09-30
- dokuwiki dokuwiki2004-11-01
- dokuwiki dokuwiki2004-11-02
- dokuwiki dokuwiki2004-11-10
- dokuwiki dokuwiki2005-01-14
- dokuwiki dokuwiki2005-01-15
- dokuwiki dokuwiki2005-01-16a
- dokuwiki dokuwiki2005-02-06
- dokuwiki dokuwiki2005-02-18
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | dokuwiki | before 0.0.20090214b-3.1 | 0.0.20090214b-3.1 |
| Debian:5.0 | dokuwiki | before 0.0.20080505-4+lenny1 | 0.0.20080505-4+lenny1 |
Same product
dokuwiki: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2009-1960inc/init.php in DokuWiki 2009-02-14, rc2009-02-06, and rc2009-01-30, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to include an44Plan
- CVE-2018-15474CSV Injection (aka Excel Macro Injection or Formula Injection) in /lib/plugins/usermanager/admin.php in DokuWiki 2018-04-22a and earlier all39Monitor
- CVE-2017-18123The call parameter of /lib/exe/ajax.php in DokuWiki through 2017-02-19e does not properly encode user input, which leads to a reflected file35Monitor
- CVE-2016-7964The sendRequest method in HTTPClient Class in file /inc/HTTPClient.php in DokuWiki 2016-06-26a and older, when media file fetching is enable35Monitor
- CVE-2010-0289Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in the ACL Manager plugin (plugins/acl/ajax.php) in DokuWiki before 2009-12-25c a28Monitor
- CVE-2019-25338Dokuwiki 2018-04-22b - Username Enumeration27Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| debian:dokuwiki | 0.0.20090214b-3.1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
Proof of concept available
A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.
Evidence
- Exploit-DB entry ×1
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB entry | webapps | 2010-01-14 |
Research context
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Timeline
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- First PoC-33 d
- Published
- TodaySep 30, 2026+6071 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
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Credits
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Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- P · data can be read
- Integrity
- P · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- P · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Confidentiality impact
- P
- Integrity impact
- P
- Availability impact
- P
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-264 · Permissions, Privileges, and Access ControlsCVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
nvd-primary
Attack context
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References
- bugs.splitbrain.org/index.php?do=details&task_id=1847
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/034729.html
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/034831.html
- osvdb.org/61710
- secunia.com/advisories/38183
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201301-07.xml
- www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-1976
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/11141
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/37820
- www.splitbrain.org/blog/2010-01/17-dokuwiki-security
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0150
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55661
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.