CVE-2010-0288: High severity DokuWiki DokuWiki vulnerability

Published Feb 15, 2010
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Updated

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.

Affected Software

29 affected components
DokuWiki DokuWiki<=release_2009-02-14
DokuWiki DokuWiki=2006-03-05
DokuWiki DokuWiki=2005-09-19
DokuWiki DokuWiki=2005-07-13
DokuWiki DokuWiki=2005-09-22
DokuWiki DokuWiki=2006-03-09
DokuWiki DokuWiki=2005-07-01
DokuWiki DokuWiki=2004-07-04
DokuWiki DokuWiki=2004-07-07
DokuWiki DokuWiki=2004-07-12
DokuWiki DokuWiki=2004-07-21
DokuWiki DokuWiki=2004-07-25
DokuWiki DokuWiki=2004-08-08
DokuWiki DokuWiki=2004-08-15a
DokuWiki DokuWiki=2004-08-22
DokuWiki DokuWiki=2004-09-12
DokuWiki DokuWiki=2004-09-25
DokuWiki DokuWiki=2004-09-30
DokuWiki DokuWiki=2004-11-01
DokuWiki DokuWiki=2004-11-02
DokuWiki DokuWiki=2004-11-10
DokuWiki DokuWiki=2005-01-14
DokuWiki DokuWiki=2005-01-15
DokuWiki DokuWiki=2005-01-16a
DokuWiki DokuWiki=2005-02-06
DokuWiki DokuWiki=2005-02-18
DokuWiki DokuWiki=2005-05-07
DokuWiki DokuWiki=2006-03-09e
DokuWiki DokuWiki=2006-06-04

Event History

Feb 15, 2010
CVE Published
via MITRE·06:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·06:00 PM
Description
Data Sourced
via NVD·06:30 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2010-0288?

CVE-2010-0288 is rated as medium severity due to its potential to allow unauthorized access to closed wikis.

2

How do I fix CVE-2010-0288?

To resolve CVE-2010-0288, update DokuWiki to version 2009-12-25b or later, which addresses this vulnerability.

3

What kind of attacks does CVE-2010-0288 enable?

CVE-2010-0288 allows remote attackers to gain elevated privileges and access restricted areas of the wiki.

4

Which versions of DokuWiki are affected by CVE-2010-0288?

CVE-2010-0288 affects all versions of DokuWiki prior to version 2009-12-25b.

5

Is there a patch available for CVE-2010-0288?

Yes, the patch for CVE-2010-0288 is included in the DokuWiki update to version 2009-12-25b.

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