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CVE-2014-9253· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

The default file type whitelist configuration in conf/mime.conf in the Media Manager in DokuWiki before 2014-09-29b allows remote attackers

The default file type whitelist configuration in conf/mime.conf in the Media Manager in DokuWiki before 2014-09-29b allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary web script or HTML by uploading an SWF file, then accessing it via the media parameter to lib/exe/fetch.php.

MediumCVSS 4.3 · v2.0—No exploit Fix available
Published
Dec 17, 2014
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
2.4% · 83th percentile
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CVSS
17 / 40 · 4.3 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
1 / 30 · 2.4%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
dokuwikidokuwiki
mageiamageia

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • dokuwiki dokuwikiup to 2014-05-05c inclusive
  • mageia mageia4.0

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12dokuwikibefore 0.0.20140929.d-10.0.20140929.d-1

Same product

dokuwiki: all records

Other 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 an
    44Plan
  • CVE-2018-15474CSV Injection (aka Excel Macro Injection or Formula Injection) in /lib/plugins/usermanager/admin.php in DokuWiki 2018-04-22a and earlier all
    39Monitor
  • 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 file
    35Monitor
  • 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 enable
    35Monitor
  • CVE-2010-0288A typo in the administrator permission check in the ACL Manager plugin (plugins/acl/ajax.php) in DokuWiki before 2009-12-25b allows remote a
    33Monitor
  • CVE-2010-0289Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in the ACL Manager plugin (plugins/acl/ajax.php) in DokuWiki before 2009-12-25c a
    28Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
debian:dokuwiki0.0.20140929.d-1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

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Timeline

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No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

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Patch and commit links

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Credits

All researchers

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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

    If successful

    Confidentiality
    none
    Integrity
    P · data or configuration can be modified
    Availability
    none
    Attack complexity
    M
    Confidentiality impact
    None
    Integrity impact
    P
    Availability impact
    None

    Weakness class (CWE)

    CWE-79 · Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

    CVSS vector

    AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

    nvd-primary

    Root cause

    User content is inserted into the page as HTML. The browser interprets the content as code rather than data.

    The bug in code

    The whole CWE-79 class

    A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

    Vulnerable

    ts
    commentEl.innerHTML = comment.body;

    Fixed

    ts
    commentEl.textContent = comment.body;

    Attack context

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    ATT&CK techniques

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    Change log

    1. Fix✗ → ✓

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    References

    Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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