Skip to main content

Dokuwiki CVE-2014-8764

MEDIUM
Improper Authentication (CWE-287)
2014-10-22 secalert@redhat.com
5.0
CVSS 2.0 · NVD
View

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A07:2025 - Authentication Failures
ASVS 5.0
V6 - Authentication Authentication mechanism validation
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 2 tactics: Defense Evasion, Initial Access

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Impact

CVSS score of 5.0 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity. EPSS exploitation probability: 1.22%.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

A remote attacker could bypass authentication mechanisms to gain unauthorized access by sending crafted requests to the affected application.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
No patch listed yet 1.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

Get an e-mail when this CVE is exploited, patched or re-scored. Free account.

Alert me

AnalysisAI

DokuWiki 2014-05-05a and earlier, when using Active Directory for LDAP authentication, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via a user name and password starting with a null (\0). Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Implement multi-factor authentication, enforce strong password policies, use proven authentication frameworks.

Affects your stack

Find out whether the stacks and servers you run are on an affected version.

Checking this CVE against your own stacks and servers is part of the Basic plan and up.

Technical ContextAI · show details

This vulnerability is classified as Improper Authentication (CWE-287), which allows attackers to bypass authentication mechanisms to gain unauthorized access. DokuWiki 2014-05-05a and earlier, when using Active Directory for LDAP authentication, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via a user name and password starting with a null (\0) character, which triggers an anonymous bind. Affected products include: Mageia Project Mageia, Dokuwiki.

Know when Dokuwiki gets its next vulnerability

  • Watch products and get an email when something new is published
  • Check this CVE against your own stack and servers
  • Exploit and PoC references, threat intelligence from 22 sources

No credit card · 7-day full trial

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 5.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
P
Availability
None

DescriptionCVE.org

DokuWiki 2014-05-05a and earlier, when using Active Directory for LDAP authentication, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via a user name and password starting with a null (\0) character, which triggers an anonymous bind.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
1.2%
Top 21% exploitable
Data Quality
4 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 1.2%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

26
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: +1
CVSS: +25
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.

Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org

cpe:2.3:o:mageia_project:mageia:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:mageia_project:mageia:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dokuwiki:dokuwiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2018-15474 CRITICAL POC
9.6 Sep 07

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

CVE-2026-113356 HIGH POC
7.7 Oct 20

PHP object injection in DokuWiki's draft subsystem lets an authenticated user who holds edit rights on any page race con

CVE-2016-7965 MEDIUM POC
6.5 Oct 31

DokuWiki 2016-06-26a and older uses $_SERVER[HTTP_HOST] instead of the baseurl setting as part of the password-reset URL

CVE-2017-12583 MEDIUM POC
6.1 Aug 06

DokuWiki through 2017-02-19b has XSS in the at parameter (aka the DATE_AT variable) to doku.php. Rated medium severity (

CVE-2017-12980 MEDIUM POC
6.1 Aug 21

DokuWiki through 2017-02-19c has stored XSS when rendering a malicious RSS or Atom feed, in /inc/parser/xhtml.php. Rated

CVE-2017-12979 MEDIUM POC
6.1 Aug 21

DokuWiki through 2017-02-19c has stored XSS when rendering a malicious language name in a code element, in /inc/parser/x

CVE-2022-3123 MEDIUM POC
6.1 Sep 05

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Reflected in GitHub repository splitbrain/dokuwiki prior to 2022-07-31a. Rated medium sever

CVE-2022-28919 MEDIUM POC
6.1 May 12

HTMLCreator release_stable_2020-07-29 was discovered to contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability via the funct

CVE-2023-34408 MEDIUM POC
5.4 Jun 05

DokuWiki before 2023-04-04a allows XSS via RSS titles. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.4), this vulnerability is remotely

CVE-2019-25338 MEDIUM POC
5.3 Feb 12

Dokuwiki versions up to 2018-04-22b contains a vulnerability that allows attackers to identify valid user accounts (CVSS

CVE-2016-7964 HIGH
8.6 Oct 31

The sendRequest method in HTTPClient Class in file /inc/HTTPClient.php in DokuWiki 2016-06-26a and older, when media fil

CVE-2012-2129 MEDIUM POC
4.3 Aug 27

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in doku.php in DokuWiki 2012-01-25 Angua allows remote attackers to inject arbi

This site uses cookies essential for authentication and security. No tracking or analytics cookies are used. Privacy Policy