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CVE-2018-15474· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

CSV Injection (aka Excel Macro Injection or Formula Injection) in /lib/plugins/usermanager/admin.php in DokuWiki 2018-04-22a and earlier all

CSV Injection (aka Excel Macro Injection or Formula Injection) in /lib/plugins/usermanager/admin.php in DokuWiki 2018-04-22a and earlier allows remote attackers to exfiltrate sensitive data and to execute arbitrary code via a value that is mishandled in a CSV export. NOTE: the vendor has stated "this is not a security problem in DokuWiki.

CriticalCVSS 9.6 · v3.0—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
Sep 7, 2018
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
3.3% · 88th percentile
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Action score

39

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
38 / 40 · 9.6 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
1 / 30 · 3.3%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
dokuwikidokuwiki

Affected versions

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

  • dokuwiki dokuwikiup to 2018-04-22a inclusive

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-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
  • CVE-2019-25338Dokuwiki 2018-04-22b - Username Enumeration
    27Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

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

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

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Research context

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Timeline

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No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

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

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • A user must open a link or visit a page.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted

Impact can extend beyond the vulnerable component (scope changes).

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-1236 · Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-primary

Attack context

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Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

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

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