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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: 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 remote attackers to run arbitrary programs.

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31 Oct 2026, 09:53 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2017-18123

core-osv · Original source

Published 3 Feb 2018, 15:29 UTC

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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      "references": [
        "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00004.html",
        "https://github.com/splitbrain/dokuwiki/issues/2029",
        "https://github.com/splitbrain/dokuwiki/pull/2019",
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