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dokuwiki, geshi — security advisory
The set_language_path function in geshi.php in Generic Syntax Highlighter (GeSHi) before 1.0.8.1 might allow remote attackers to conduct file inclusion attacks via crafted inputs that influence the default language path ($path variable). NOTE: this issue has been disputed by a vendor, stating that only a static value is used, so this is not a vulnerability in GeSHi. Separate CVE identifiers would be created for web applications that integrate GeSHi in a way that allows control of the default language path
- Products
- dokuwiki, geshi
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 0.0.20080505-3.1, 1.0.8.1-1
- CVEs
- CVE-2008-5186
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 23:12 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
The set_language_path function in geshi.php in Generic Syntax Highlighter (GeSHi) before 1.0.8.1 might allow remote attackers to conduct file inclusion attacks via crafted inputs that influence the default language path ($path variable). NOTE: this issue has been disputed by a vendor, stating that only a static value is used, so this is not a vulnerability in GeSHi. Separate CVE identifiers would be created for web applications that integrate GeSHi in a way that allows control of the default language path
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5186
dokuwiki
Fixed versions: 0.0.20080505-3.1
dokuwiki
Fixed versions: 0.0.20080505-3.1
dokuwiki
Fixed versions: 0.0.20080505-3.1
geshi
Fixed versions: 1.0.8.1-1
geshi
Fixed versions: 1.0.8.1-1
geshi
Fixed versions: 1.0.8.1-1
Complete source record
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"modified": "2026-10-23T17:47:37.449481901Z",
"provider": "osv",
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"source_id": "core-osv",
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"published_at": "2008-11-21T02:30:00.517+00:00"
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