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CVE-2014-9253

Published: Dec 17, 2014Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-79
NVD MITRE
4.3CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
2.4%
Top 18.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:MAu:NC:NI:PA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-79

Affected Products

dokuwikidokuwiki
On-prem
Web & CMS Plugins / forum-wiki
mageiamageia
On-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
n/an/a
dokuwikioss-projectWeb & CMS Plugins
mageiaoss-projectOperating Systemsaka mageia linux

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Execution
Initial Access
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References

http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0540.html
advisories.mageia.org
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/1050
seclists.org
http://security.szurek.pl/dokuwiki-20140929a-xss.html
security.szurek.pl
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Timeline

Published
Dec 17, 2014
Last Updated
May 6, 2026

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