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Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: UBUNTU-CVE-2019-25338

DokuWiki 2018-04-22b contains a username enumeration vulnerability in its password reset functionality that allows attackers to identify valid user accounts. Attackers can submit different usernames to the password reset endpoint and distinguish between existing and non-existing accounts by analyzing the server's error response messages.

Products
dokuwiki
Affected versions
0.0.20140929.d-1, 0.0.20140929.d-1ubuntu1, 0.0.20160626.a-2, 0.0.20180422.a-2, 0.0.20180422.a-2.1, 0.0.20220731.a-2, 2024-02-06b+dfsg-4, 2024-02-06b+dfsg-9, 2025-05-14.a+dfsg-4, 2025-05-14.b+dfsg-1, 2025-05-14.b+dfsg-2, 2025-05-14.b+dfsg-3, 2025-05-14.b+dfsg-4, 2025-05-14.b+dfsg-5, 2025-05-14.b+dfsg-6, 2026-07-14.a+dfsg-2
Fixed versions
Not specified
CVEs
CVE-2019-25338
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 00:36 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

UBUNTU-CVE-2019-25338

core-osv · Original source

Published 12 Feb 2026, 23:16 UTC

DokuWiki 2018-04-22b contains a username enumeration vulnerability in its password reset functionality that allows attackers to identify valid user accounts. Attackers can submit different usernames to the password reset endpoint and distinguish between existing and non-existing accounts by analyzing the server's error response messages.

osv:UBUNTU-CVE-2019-25338

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dokuwiki

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dokuwiki

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Complete source record
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  "method": "structured",
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