DokuWiki 2014-05-05a and earlier, when using Active Directory for LDAP authentication…
Priority LOW 26CWE-287Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.
Summary
DokuWiki 2014-05-05a and earlier, when using Active Directory for LDAP authentication, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via a user name and password starting with a null (\0) character, which triggers an anonymous bind.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01658 76th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:mageia_project:mageia:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0 | Vulnerable | Mageia Project |
| cpe:2.3:o:mageia_project:mageia:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0 | Vulnerable | Mageia Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:dokuwiki:dokuwiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 2013-12-08 | Vulnerable | DokuWiki |
- cpe:2.3:o:mageia_project:mageia:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·Mageia Project
- cpe:2.3:o:mageia_project:mageia:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Mageia Project
- cpe:2.3:a:dokuwiki:dokuwiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2013-12-08 Vulnerable ·DokuWiki
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-8764
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5pq8-pcjm-mv95
References
Advisory 1
Other 5
- [dokuwiki] 20140918 Fwd: Dokuwiki (maybe) security issue: Null byte poisoning in LDAP authentication
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0438.html
- [oss-security] 20141013 CVE request: various security flaws in dokuwiki
- [oss-security] 20141016 Re: CVE request: various security flaws in dokuwiki
- https://github.com/splitbrain/dokuwiki/pull/868
Sources
- CVE-2014-8764 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-8764 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5pq8-pcjm-mv95 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2014-8764 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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