High
Security advisory
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.
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- Affected versions
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- Fixed versions
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- CVEs
- CVE-2017-18123
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
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- 31 Oct 2026, 09:53 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
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.
osv:CVE-2017-18123
Complete source record
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