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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: 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.

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1 Nov 2026, 08:18 UTC · Revision 1

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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:CVE-2019-25338
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-25338",
  "method": "structured",
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    "summary": "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.",
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      "affected": [
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              "type": "GIT",
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      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:31:05.607763357Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://download.dokuwiki.org/",
        "https://www.dokuwiki.org/dokuwiki",
        "https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/dokuwiki-b-username-enumeration",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47731"
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 440793,
  "published_at": "2026-02-12T23:16:07.67+00:00"
}