High severity · published Feb 3, 2018
CVE-2017-18123
The 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 download vulnerability, and allows…
8.6
CVSS
2.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The 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 download vulnerability, and allows remote attackers to run arbitrary programs.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.6% · higher than 85% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
7.0 · source: NVD
DO
Dokuwiki · Dokuwiki
through 2017-02-19e · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-18123
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-18123
Patch
https://github.com/splitbrain/dokuwiki/commit/238b8e878ad48f370903465192b57c2072f65d86
Exploit
https://github.com/splitbrain/dokuwiki/issues/2029
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/splitbrain/dokuwiki/pull/2019
Permissions Required
https://hackerone.com/reports/238316
Issue Tracking
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/02/msg00004.html
lists.debian.org
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00004.html
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