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DokuWiki Spell Checker Code Execution Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA20429
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Release Date:
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2006-06-05
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Last Update:
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2006-06-08
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Popularity:
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10,896 views
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Critical:
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Highly critical
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Impact:
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System access
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | DokuWiki
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2006-2878
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Description:
Stefan Esser has reported a vulnerability in DokuWiki, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.
The vulnerability is caused due to an error in the spell checker when processing links embedded in text being spell checked. This can be exploited to inject and execute arbitrary PHP code.
Solution:
Update to the latest version (still dated 2006-03-09, but contains the fix).
http://www.splitbrain.org/projects/dokuwiki
Provided and/or discovered by:
Stefan Esser
Changelog:
2006-06-08: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
http://bugs.splitbrain.org/index.php?do=details&id=823
http://www.hardened-php.net/advisory_042006.119.html
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